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What is the verb for execute?

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execute
  1. (transitive) To kill as punishment for capital crimes.
  2. (transitive) To carry out; to put into effect.
  3. (transitive) To perform.
  4. (transitive) To cause to become legally valid
  5. (computing) To start, launch or run
  6. Synonyms:
  7. Examples:
    1. “He had great intuition, along with an ability to execute his visionary plans to near perfection.”
      “King Joffrey was a jerk who would execute Ned Stark after forcing him into a false confession.”
      “You can execute the software by clicking its icon on your desktop.”
exec
  1. (computing) To execute; to run.
executes
  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of execute
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “After receiving payment, the taxi driver pulls to the left and executes a U-turn, and hits a motorcycle coming the other direction.”
      “Those moments where Smith telegraphs exactly what is due next and then executes the moment perfectly are what make the film work so well.”
      “Suddenly a jet fighter is seen coming in low from behind, and when over the car, it executes a half roll.”
executeth
  1. (archaic) Third-person singular simple present indicative form of execute
executest
  1. (archaic) second-person singular simple present form of execute
executedst
  1. (archaic) second-person singular simple past form of execute
executed
  1. simple past tense and past participle of execute
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “Virtual projects are no less architecture than a building that was designed on paper or built of chipboard but never executed in stone and glass.”
      “The Soviets executed soldiers on an infinitely greater scale, either after due process or as summary military punishment.”
      “Murder detectives have stepped up the hunt for the gunman who executed a man in broad daylight in a gangland hit.”
execed
  1. simple past tense and past participle of exec
executing
  1. present participle of execute
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “The fifth suite has Japanese kabuki actor Tamasaburo Bando executing a series of dances while Ma plays.”
      “The cable flye is also a great exercise for racket sports such as tennis, racquetball, squash and badminton when executing the forehand stroke.”
      “Explanation, study, application and dialogues on some other kinds of systems and concepts for executing acciaccaturas.”
execing
  1. present participle of exec
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