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past tense of execute
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1
to carry out effectively
- the agency charged with executing the nation's drug laws
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2
to carry through (as a process) to completion
- when you execute this dance step, try to keep your arms a little higher
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3
to put to death deliberately
- during the war those convicted of desertion were summarily executed
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- assassinated,
- bumped off,
- croaked
- [slang],
- did in,
- dispatched,
- got,
- iced
- [slang],
- knocked off,
- liquidated,
- murdered,
- neutralized,
- offed
- [slang],
- put away,
- rubbed out,
- slew,
- snuffed,
- terminated,
- took out,
- whacked
- [slang]
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“Executed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/executed. Accessed 24 Oct. 2021.
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