execute

English

/ˈɛksɪˌkjuːt/

verb
Definitions
  • (transitive) To kill as punishment for capital crimes.
  • (transitive) To carry out; to put into effect.
  • (transitive) To perform.
  • (transitive) To carry out, to perform an act; to put into effect or cause to become legally binding or valid (as a contract) by so doing.
  • (transitive) To start, launch or run
  • (intransitive) To run, usually successfully.

Etymology

Root from Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- (follow, say, see, notice, accompany, track).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*sekʷ-

Gloss

follow, say, see, notice, accompany, track

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

見

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