execute

  1. Verb.  (transitive) To kill as punishment for capital crimes.
  2. Verb.  (transitive) To carry out; to put into effect; as, to execute a will, to execute orders.
  3. Verb.  (transitive) To begin putting into effect.
  4. Verb.  (transitive) To cause to become legally valid; as, to execute a contract.
  5. Verb.  (transitive) (computing) To start, launch or run; as, to execute a program.

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