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Meaning of execute

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  execute
      v 1: kill as a means of socially sanctioned punishment; "In some
           states, criminals are executed" [syn: {execute}, {put to
           death}]
      2: murder in a planned fashion; "The Mafioso who collaborated
         with the police was executed"
      3: put in effect; "carry out a task"; "execute the decision of
         the people"; "He actioned the operation" [syn: {carry
         through}, {accomplish}, {execute}, {carry out}, {action},
         {fulfill}, {fulfil}]
      4: carry out the legalities of; "execute a will or a deed"
      5: carry out a process or program, as on a computer or a
         machine; "Run the dishwasher"; "run a new program on the
         Mac"; "the computer executed the instruction" [syn: {run},
         {execute}]
      6: carry out or perform an action; "John did the painting, the
         weeding, and he cleaned out the gutters"; "the skater
         executed a triple pirouette"; "she did a little dance" [syn:
         {perform}, {execute}, {do}]
      7: sign in the presence of witnesses; "The President executed
         the treaty"

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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