ejecutar

Spanish

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Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin executāre, from exsecūtus, perfect passive participle of exsequor, from ex- (out) + sequor (to follow). Ex- becomes ej- in Spanish orthography.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /exekuˈtaɾ/ [e.xe.kuˈt̪aɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: e‧je‧cu‧tar

Verb

ejecutar (first-person singular present ejecuto, first-person singular preterite ejecuté, past participle ejecutado)

  1. to execute, to run (enact or carry out)
  2. to execute (carry out a death sentence)
  3. to perform (a piece of music, a dance, etc.)

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