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present participle 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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- assassinating,
- bumping off,
- croaking
- [slang],
- dispatching,
- doing in,
- getting,
- icing
- [slang],
- knocking off,
- liquidating,
- murdering,
- neutralizing,
- offing
- [slang],
- putting away,
- rubbing out,
- slaying,
- snuffing,
- taking out,
- terminating,
- whacking
- [slang]
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“Executing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/executing. Accessed 9 Mar. 2021.
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