execute
verb
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- instance, member or derived
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Senses
Sense 1 verb
kill as a means of socially sanctioned punishment
In some states, criminals are executed
Types & categories
Related & opposite
Sense 2 verb
murder in a planned fashion
The Mafioso who collaborated with the police was executed
Types & categories
- murder hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 3 verb
put in effect
carry out a task
Types & categories
- finish hypernym
- effect hypernym
- get over hyponym
- run hyponym
- consummate hyponym
- consummate hyponym
- do hyponym
- discharge hyponym
Related & opposite
- accomplishment derivation
- fulfillment derivation
- implementation derivation
- accomplishable derivation
- executive derivation
- follow up verb group
Sense 4 verb
carry out the legalities of
execute a will or a deed
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- execution of instrument derivation
- executor derivation
- executive derivation
Sense 5 verb
carry out a process or program, as on a computer or a machine
Run the dishwasher
Types & categories
Related & opposite
Sense 6 verb
carry out or perform an action
John did the painting, the weeding, and he cleaned out the gutters
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- carrying into action derivation
- doer derivation
- executant derivation
Sense 7 verb
sign in the presence of witnesses
The President executed the treaty
Types & categories
- sign hypernym
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | execution |
| 1 | verb group | Related & opposite | execute |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | kill |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | punish |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | crucify |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | burn |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | string up |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | murder |
| 2 | verb group | Related & opposite | execute |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | murder |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | accomplishment |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | fulfillment |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | implementation |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | accomplishable |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | executive |
| 3 | verb group | Related & opposite | follow up |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | finish |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | effect |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | get over |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | run |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | consummate |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | consummate |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | do |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | discharge |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | execution of instrument |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | executor |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | executive |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | enforce |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | give |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | executive |
| 5 | verb group | Related & opposite | run |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | enforce |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | step |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | carrying into action |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | doer |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | executant |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | click off |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | carry |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | pipe up |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | declaim |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | serenade |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | cut corners |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | stunt |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | cut |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | blaze away |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | scamp |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | churn out |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | premiere |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | star |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | appear |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | practise |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | ad-lib |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | render |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | conduct |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | make |
| 7 | hypernym | Types & categories | sign |