/
ˈɛksɪkjuːt/
v.
- put (a plan, order, etc.) into effect.
▸perform (an activity or manoeuvre).
▸Law make (a legal instrument) valid by signing or sealing it.
▸Law carry out (a judicial sentence, the terms of a will, or other order).
▸Computing run (a file or program).
- carry out a sentence of death on (a condemned person).
Derivative
- executable adj. (Computing ).
Etymology
ME: from OFr. executer, from med. L. executare, from L. exsequi ‘follow up, carry out, punish’.