execute — Dicionário de inglês

Verbo

1. To kill, especially as punishment for a capital crime.

   Uso

   • transitivo

   Exemplos

   There are certain states where it is lawful to execute prisoners convicted of certain crimes.

   According to international treaties, it is illegal to execute prisoners of war.

   Mais exemplos (1)

   Was not thy Father, Richard, Earle of Cambridge, / For Treaſon executed in our late Kings dayes?

2. To carry out; to put into effect.

   Uso

   • transitivo

   Exemplos

   Your orders have been executed, sir!

   I'll execute your orders as soon as this meeting is adjourned.

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   Why delays / His hand to execute what his decree / Fixed on this day?

   Then, on the basis of that permission, he executed a mutatio capparum⁷ and decked out his donkey, showing him off to great advantage.

3. To perform.

   Uso

   • transitivo

   Exemplos

   to execute a difficult piece of music brilliantly

   to execute a turn in ballet

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   Affinity groups will plan and execute nonviolent actions to both symbolically and directly challenge weapons development.

4. 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.

   Uso

   • transitivo

   Exemplos

   to execute a contract

5. To start, launch, or run.

   Uso

   • transitivo

   Sinônimos

   startlaunchrunopen

   Exemplos

   to execute a program

6. To run, usually successfully.

   Uso

   • intransitivo

   Exemplos

   The program executed, but data problems were discovered.

Verbo

1. kill as a means of socially sanctioned punishment

   Sinônimos

   put to death

   Termos mais gerais

   killpunishpenalizepenalise

   Exemplos

   In some states, criminals are executed

2. murder in a planned fashion

   Termos mais gerais

   murderslayhitdispatchbump offoffpolish offremove

   Exemplos

   The Mafioso who collaborated with the police was executed

3. put in effect

   Sinônimos

   carry throughaccomplishcarry outactionfulfillfulfil

   Termos mais gerais

   completefinisheffecteffectuateset up

   Exemplos

   carry out a task

   execute the decision of the people

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   He actioned the operation

4. carry out the legalities of

   Termos mais gerais

   enforceimplementapply

   Exemplos

   execute a will or a deed

5. carry out a process or program, as on a computer or a machine

   Sinônimos

   run

   Termos mais gerais

   enforceimplementapply

   Exemplos

   Run the dishwasher

   run a new program on the Mac

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   the computer executed the instruction

6. carry out or perform an action

   Sinônimos

   performdo

   Termos mais gerais

   actmove

   Exemplos

   John did the painting, the weeding, and he cleaned out the gutters

   the skater executed a triple pirouette

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   she did a little dance

7. sign in the presence of witnesses

   Termos mais gerais

   sign

   Exemplos

   The President executed the treaty