This is for the numbnut in line at the coffeeshop who took exception to my use of the word in reference to getting shit done: (Hey hippie, try opening a dictionary sometime)
Execute
transitive verb
1 : to carry out fully : put completely into effect
2 : to do what is provided or required by
3 : to put to death especially in compliance with a legal sentence
4 : to make or produce (as a work of art) especially by carrying out a design
5 : to perform what is required to give validity to
6 : play
intransitive verb
1 : to perform properly or skillfully the fundamentals of a sport or of a particular play
2 : to perform indicated tasks according to encoded instructions —used of a computer program or routine