Word Definitions & Examples
verb
Sense 1
"The President executed the treaty"
Type of:
sign
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb
Sense 2
"In some states, criminals are executed"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
verb
Sense 3
"The Mafioso who collaborated with the police was executed"
Verb group:
put to death
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
verb
Sense 4
carry out the legalities of
"execute a will or a deed"
Kinds of:
give
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb
Sense 5
"John did the painting, the weeding, and he cleaned out the gutters"
"the skater executed a triple pirouette"
"she did a little dance"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb
Sense 6
"Run the dishwasher"
"run a new program on the Mac"
"the computer executed the instruction"
Kinds of:
step
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb
Sense 7
put in effect
"carry out a task"
"execute the decision of the people"
"He actioned the operation"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Semantic Complexity
66%
Sense Count
7
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
60
Times Searched
2
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