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execute

verb
/ˈɛksɪˌkjuːt/

Etymology

From Old French executer (French exécuter), from Latin exsecutus, past participle of exsequor (“to follow (up/through)”, particularly in the sense “to go through with a deed or punishment”), from ex- (“out”) + sequor (“to follow”).

  1. derived from exsecutus
  2. derived from executer

Definitions

  1. To kill, especially as punishment for a capital crime.

    • There are certain states where it is lawful to execute prisoners convicted of certain crimes.
    • According to international treaties, it is illegal to execute prisoners of war.
    • Was not thy Father, Richard, Earle of Cambridge, / For Treaſon executed in our late Kings dayes?

  2. To carry out

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

  3. To perform.

    • to execute a difficult piece of music brilliantly
    • to execute a turn in ballet
    • Affinity groups will plan and execute nonviolent actions to both symbolically and directly challenge weapons development.
  4. ›+ 3 more definitions

    1. To carry out, to perform an act

      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

    2. To start, launch, or run.

      • to execute a program

    3. To run, usually successfully.

      • The program executed, but data problems were discovered.

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Derived

electrocute, executability, executable, executed, execute order, execution, executioner, executive, executor, executrix, executry, misexecute, nonexecuted, nonexecuting, outexecute, reexecute, self-executing, unexecute, unexecuted

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at execute. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at execute. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

9 hops · closes at execute

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA