execute

verb
/ˈɛksɪkjuːt/

Meaning

To carry out a plan, order, or action; to perform or put into effect.
To carry out or put into effect a plan, order, or course of action.

Example Sentences

The company plans to execute its new strategy next year.

NASA plans to execute the mission in three phases.

Example Expressions

execute a plan

Synonyms

implement, perform, accomplish, enforce, carry out
Entry 1
implement, perform, accomplish, enforce, carry out
Entry 2
implement, carry out, perform, accomplish

Antonyms

neglect, fail, ignore, abort, cancel, abandon, halt
Entry 1
neglect, fail, ignore
Entry 2
abort, cancel, abandon, halt

Collocations

execute a plan, execute an order, execute a command, execute perfectly

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to repeat or copy the words of someone
to make holy or sacred; to purify

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