executes

1. kill as a means of socially sanctioned punishmentExamples: "In some states, criminals are executed"Synonyms: execute, put to death

2. murder in a planned fashionExamples: "The Mafioso who collaborated with the police was executed"Synonyms: execute

3. put in effectExamples: "carry out a task"; "execute the decision of the people"; "He actioned the operation"Synonyms: accomplish, action, carry out, carry through, execute, fulfil, fulfill

4. carry out the legalities ofExamples: "execute a will or a deed"Synonyms: execute

5. carry out a process or program, as on a computer or a machineExamples: "Run the dishwasher"; "run a new program on the Mac"; "the computer executed the instruction"Synonyms: execute, run

6. carry out or perform an actionExamples: "John did the painting, the weeding, and he cleaned out the gutters"; "the skater executed a triple pirouette"; "she did a little dance"Synonyms: do, execute, perform