execute

Definition

  • verb: to kill (someone) especially as punishment for a crime
  • verb: to carry out fully
  • used of a computer program or routine
  • synonyms: finish, accomplish, consummate

Examples

  • He was captured, tried, and 'executed' for murder.

  • The quarterback 'executed' the play perfectly.

  • The pilot 'executed' an emergency landing.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) which is the greatest type ... ... of encouragement you could have.. There's a lot less anxiety about whether or not ... ... we will be able to execute a lot of the choreography. We've been through it, so we're not ... ... flying in the dark like the last time. (..)
    2001 The Matrix Revisited