Verb

(execut)

To kill as punishment for capital crimes.

There are certain states where it is lawful to execute prisoners convicted of certain crimes.

To carry out; to put into effect.

Your orders have been executed , sir!

I'll execute your orders as soon as this meeting is adjourned.

* Milton

Why delays / His hand to execute what his decree / Fixed on this day?

To perform.

to execute a difficult piece of music brilliantly

to execute a turn in ballet

To cause to become legally valid; as, to execute a contract.

(computing) To start, launch or run; as, to execute a program.

Verb

To change with a specific direction, progress.

(ambitransitive) To progress through a sequence of stages.

* Owen

All insects acquire the jointed legs before the wings are fully developed .

To advance; to further; to promote the growth of.

* Jowett (Thucyd)

We must develop our own resources to the utmost.

To create.

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To bring out images latent in photographic film.

To acquire something usually over a period of time.

(chess) To place one's pieces actively.

(snooker, pool) To cause a ball to become more open and available to be played on later. Usually by moving it away from the cushion, or by opening a pack.

(math) To change the form of (an algebraic expression, etc.) by executing certain indicated operations without changing the value.