The meaning of EXECUTE is to carry (something) out fully : to put (something) completely into effect. How to use execute in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Execute.

EXECUTE definition: 1. to kill someone as a legal punishment: 2. to do or perform something, especially in a planned…. Learn more.

EXECUTE definition: to carry out; accomplish. See examples of execute used in a sentence.

Definition of execute verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

ex•e•cute (ˈɛk sɪˌkyut) v.t. -cut•ed, -cut•ing. 1. to carry out: to execute a plan. 2. to perform: to execute a gymnastic feat. 3. to inflict capital punishment on; put to death according to law. 4. to murder; …

To execute someone means to kill them as a punishment for a serious crime. He said nobody had been executed as a direct result of the events. One group claimed to have executed the hostage.

To follow out or through to the end; perform completely, as something projected, prescribed, or ordered; carry into complete effect; accomplish: as, to execute a purpose, plan, design, or scheme. To …