execute

See also: exécuté and exécute

English

Etymology

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From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old French executer (French exécuter), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin exsecutus, past participle of exsequor, from ex- (“out”) + sequor (“to follow”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛksɪˌkjuːt/

• Audio (US):

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Verb

1. (transitive) To kill as punishment for capital crimes.

   There are certain states where it is lawful to execute prisoners convicted of certain crimes.

2. (transitive) To carry out; to put into effect.

   Your orders have been executed, sir!

   I'll execute your orders as soon as this meeting is adjourned.

   • (Can we date this quote by John Milton and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?)

     Why delays / His hand to execute what his decree / Fixed on this day?

3. (transitive) To perform.

   to execute a difficult piece of music brilliantly

   to execute a turn in ballet

4. (transitive, law) To carry out, to perform an act; to put into effect or cause to become legally binding or valid (as a contract) by so doing.

   to execute a contract

5. (transitive, computing) To start, launch or run

   to execute a program

6. (intransitive, computing) To run, usually successfully.

   The program executed, but data problems were discovered.

Synonyms

• (computing): start, launch, run, open

Related terms

• executable
• execution
• executioner
• executive
• executor
• executed
• See also Thesaurus:kill

Translations

to kill as punishment

• Arabic: أَعْدَمَ (ʔaʕdama)
• Azerbaijani: edam etmək
• Bulgarian: екзекутирам (ekzekutiram)
• Catalan: executar (ca)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 處決／处决 (zh) (chǔjué), 处决 (zh) (chǔjué), 處死／处死 (zh) (chǔsǐ), 处死 (zh) (chǔsǐ)

• Czech: popravit (cs)
• Dutch: executeren (nl)
• Esperanto: ekzekuti
• Estonian: hukama
• Finnish: teloittaa (fi)
• French: exécuter (fr), mettre à mort (fr)
• Georgian: სიკვდილით დასჯა (siḳvdilit dasǯa)
• German: hinrichten (de)
• Greek: εκτελώ (el) (ekteló), θανατώνω (el) (thanatóno)

  Ancient: θανατόω (thanatóō)

• Hungarian: kivégez (hu)
• Italian: giustiziare (it)
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• Japanese: 処刑する (ja) (shokei suru), 消す (ja) (kesu) (slang)
• Latin: carnificō, ad necum mittō
• Maori: whakamate
• Norman: exétchuter
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: henrette (no)

• Persian: اعدام کردن (e'dâm kardan)
• Portuguese: executar (pt)
• Quechua: hayratachiy
• Romanian: executa (ro)
• Russian: казни́ть (ru) impf or pf (kaznítʹ)
• Serbo-Croatian: smàknuti (sh), pogùbiti (sh)
• Slovene: usmrtiti
• Spanish: ejecutar (es), ajusticiar (es)
• Swedish: avrätta (sv)
• Thai: ประหาร (th) (bprà-hǎan)
• Ukrainian: страчувати impf (stračuvaty), стратити pf (stratyty)
• Volapük: cödetadeidön (vo)

To start a defined process and run it to completion

• Arabic: ينفذ
• Bulgarian: изпълнявам (bg) (izpǎlnjavam), извършвам (bg) (izvǎršvam)
• Catalan: executar (ca)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 執行／执行 (zh) (zhíxíng), 执行 (zh) (zhíxíng), 運行／运行 (zh) (yùnxíng), 运行 (zh) (yùnxíng)

• Danish: afvikle, udføre, eksekvere
• Dutch: bewerkstelligen (nl), uitvoeren (nl)
• Finnish: toteuttaa (fi), panna täytäntöön
• Georgian: შესრულება (šesruleba), ასრულება (asruleba), სისრულეში მოყვანა (sisruleši moq̇vana)
• Hungarian: végrehajt (hu)
• Ido: exekutar (io)
• Japanese: 実行する (ja) (jikkō suru), 行う (ja) (okonau)
• Khmer: ប្រតិបត្តិ (km) (prɑte’bat)
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• Kurdish:

  Sorani:

• Latin: fungor (la)
• Maori: whakahaere
• Portuguese: executar (pt)
• Romanian: executa (ro)
• Russian: исполня́ть (ru) impf (ispolnjátʹ), испо́лнить (ru) pf (ispólnitʹ)
• Scottish Gaelic: cuir an gnìomh
• Serbo-Croatian: izvŕšiti (sh), pròvesti (sh)
• Slovene: izvršiti
• Spanish: ejecutar (es)
• Swedish: verkställa (sv), expediera (sv)

To start a defined process, without regard to whether it runs to completion or not

• Arabic: ينفذ
• Catalan: executar (ca)
• Czech: provádět (cs)
• Danish: udføre, eksekvere, starte, påbegynde
• Dutch: bewerkstelligen (nl), uitvoeren (nl)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Polish: uruchomić (pl), rozpocząć (pl), zacząć (pl)
• Romanian: executa (ro)
• Russian: выполнять (ru) impf (vypolnjatʹ), исполнять (ru) impf (ispolnjatʹ)
• Scottish Gaelic: cuir an gnìomh

To start, launch or run software

• Arabic: ينفذ
• Bulgarian: изпълнявам (bg) (izpǎlnjavam)
• Catalan: executar (ca), arrancar (ca), arrencar (ca)
• Danish: afvikle, udføre, eksekvere
• Dutch: uitvoeren (nl)
• Esperanto: plenumi (eo)
• Finnish: ajaa (fi), suorittaa (fi), käynnistää (fi)
• French: exécuter (fr)
• German: ausführen (de)
• Hungarian: futtat (hu)
• Italian: lanciare (it)
• Norman: exétchuter
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• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: kjøre (no), eksekvere

  Nynorsk: køyre, eksekvere

• Persian: اجرا (fa) (ejrâ)
• Polish: uruchomić (pl), wystartować, wykonać (pl)
• Portuguese: executar (pt), rodar (pt)
• Romanian: executa (ro)
• Russian: прогонять (ru) impf (progonjatʹ), выполнять (ru) impf (vypolnjatʹ), запускать (ru) impf (zapuskatʹ)
• Slovene: zagnati
• Spanish: ejecutar (es), arrancar (es)
• Swedish: exekvera (sv), köra (sv)

To sign or otherwise cause a document (especially a contract) to become legally valid

• Catalan: executar (ca)
• Finnish: toimeenpanna, saattaa voimaan
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Russian: подписывать (ru) impf (podpisyvatʹ), подписать (ru) pf (podpisatʹ)

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Latin

Participle

(deprecated template usage) execūte

1. vocative masculine singular of execūtus

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Portuguese

Verb

execute

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Spanish

Verb

execute

1. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of executar.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of executar.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of executar.
4. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of executar.