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- pronunciation:
- ek
sih
kyut
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
executes, executing, executed |
| definition 1: |
to do or carry out; to make (something) become a reality.
The inventor had a thousand good ideas but never executed them.The gymnast executed her routine perfectly.- synonyms:
- administer, carry out, effect, fulfill, implement, perform
- similar words:
- accomplish, achieve, discharge, dispatch, do, realize
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| definition 2: |
to put to death by law.
The murderer was executed.- similar words:
- assassinate, dispatch, kill, murder, slay
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| related words: |
administer, behead, commit, enact, enforce, give, handle, hang, inflict, manage, obey, stone, work |
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