execute
[ ek-si-kyoot ]
/ ˈɛk sɪˌkyut /
verb (used with object), ex·e·cut·ed, ex·e·cut·ing.
verb (used without object), ex·e·cut·ed, ex·e·cut·ing.
to perform or accomplish something, as an assigned task.
Sports.
to perform properly the fundamental moves or mechanics of a sport, game, position, or particular play; show smoothness in necessary skills: We just didn't execute defensively.
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execute
/ (ˈɛksɪˌkjuːt) /
verb (tr)
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executer, nounWord Origin for execute
C14: from Old French
executer, back formation from
executeur
executor