execute

== English == === Alternative forms === exequte, exequute, exsecute, exsequute (obsolete) === 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”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɛksɪˌkjuːt/, /ˈɛɡzɪˌkjuːt/ (Indic) IPA(key): /eɡ.zɪ.kjuːʈ/ Hyphenation: ex‧e‧cute === Verb === execute (third-person singular simple present executes, present participle executing, simple past and past participle executed) (transitive) To kill, especially as punishment for a capital crime. Coordinate term: murder (transitive) To carry out; to put into effect. (transitive) To perform. (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. (transitive, computing) To start, launch, or run. Synonyms: start, launch, run, open (intransitive, computing) To run, usually successfully. ==== Synonyms ==== See also Thesaurus:kill ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== == Interlingua == === Etymology === Derived from Latin execūtus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /eks.eˈku.te/ === Verb === execute past participle of executar Synonym: executate past participle of exequer Synonym: exequite ==== Derived terms ==== execution executive executor executori == Latin == === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ɛk.sɛˈkuː.tɛ] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [eɡ.zeˈkuː.te] === Participle === execūte vocative masculine singular of execūtus == Portuguese == === Verb === execute inflection of executar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative == Spanish == === Verb === execute inflection of executar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative