execute

Meaning

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

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

Example Sentences

NASA plans to execute the mission in three phases.

The company plans to execute its new strategy next year.

Example Expressions

execute a plan

Synonyms

implement, carry out, perform, accomplish, enforce

Entry 1

implement, carry out, perform, accomplish

Entry 2

implement, perform, accomplish, enforce, carry out

Antonyms

abort, cancel, abandon, halt, neglect, fail, ignore

Entry 1

abort, cancel, abandon, halt

Entry 2

neglect, fail, ignore

Collocations

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