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execute
[ ek-si-kyoot ]
/ ˈɛk sɪˌkyut /
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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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Origin of execute
OTHER WORDS FROM execute
Words nearby execute
execrative, execratory, executable, executant, executary, execute, executed, execution, executioner, executive, executive agreement
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British Dictionary definitions for execute
execute
/ (ˈɛksɪˌkjuːt) /
verb (tr)
Derived forms of execute
executer, nounWord Origin for execute
C14: from Old French executer, back formation from executeur executor
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