- executed - put to death as punishment; "claimed the body of the executed traitor"
Antonym: alive (indirect, via dead)
- execute, put to death - kill as a means of socially sanctioned punishment; "In some states, criminals are executed"
--1 is a kind of kill; punish, penalize, penalise
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun execution1, noun executing1
They want to execute the prisoners
- execute - murder execution-style; "The Mafioso who collaborated with the police was executed"
--2 is one way to murder, slay, hit, dispatch, bump off, polish off, remove
Sample sentence:Derived form: noun execution7
Somebody ----s somebody
- carry through, accomplish, execute, carry out, action, fulfill, fulfil - put in effect; "carry out a task"; "execute the decision of the people"; "He actioned the operation"
--3 is a kind of complete, finish; effect, effectuate, bring about, set up
Sample sentence:Derived form: noun execution6
Somebody ----s something
- execute - carry out the legalities of; "execute a will or a deed"
--4 is one way to enforce, implement, apply
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun execution4, noun executor1
Somebody ----s something
- run, execute - carry out a process or program, as on a computer or a machine; "Run the dishwasher"; "run a new program on the Mac"; "the computer executed the instruction"
--5 is one way to enforce, implement, apply
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
- perform, execute, do - carry out or perform an action; "John did the painting, the weeding, and he cleaned out the gutters"; "the skater executed a triple pirouette"; "she did a little dance"
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun execution2, noun executant1
Somebody ----s something
- execute - sign in the presence of witnesses; "The President executed the treaty"
--7 is one way to sign
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something