perform, execute, discharge, accomplish, achieve, effect, fulfill mean to carry out or into effect. perform implies action that follows established patterns or procedures or fulfills agreed-upon requirements and often connotes special skill.
To execute someone means to kill them as a punishment for a serious crime. One group claimed to have executed the American hostage. [VERB noun] Execution by lethal injection is scheduled for July 30th. If you execute a plan, you carry it out. We are going to execute our campaign plan to the letter. [VERB noun]
Definition of execute verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
ex•e•cute /ˈɛksɪˌkyut/ v. [~ + object], -cut•ed, -cut•ing. to carry out; accomplish: to execute a plan. to perform or do: to execute a handstand. to put to death according to law: The murderer was executed in the electric chair. assassinate: The rebel army leaders executed the general.
To follow out or through to the end; perform completely, as something projected, prescribed, or ordered; carry into complete effect; accomplish: as, to execute a purpose, plan, design, or scheme. To perform or do: as, to execute a difficult gymnastic feat; to execute a piece of music.
1. to carry out: to execute a plan. 2. to perform: to execute a gymnastic feat.