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execute

English

  1. 🔊 sign in the presence of witnesses
    “The President executed the treaty”
  2. 🔊 kill as a means of socially sanctioned punishment
    “In some states, criminals are executed”
  3. 🔊 murder in a planned fashion
    “The Mafioso who collaborated with the police was executed”
  4. 🔊 carry out the legalities of
    “execute a will or a deed”
  5. 🔊 carry out or perform an action
    “John did the painting, the weeding, and he cleaned out the gutters”
  6. 🔊 carry out a process or program, as on a computer or a machine
    “Run the dishwasher”
  7. 🔊 put in effect
    “carry out a task”

Spanish

  1. 🔊 ajusticiar to execute
  2. 🔊 ejecutar to execute, to run (enact or carry out)

Similar words

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