different between originate vs execute

English

Etymology

From (the participle stem of) Late Latin *originare (“to begin, give rise to”), from Latin or?g? (“origin”).

Morphologically origin +? -ate.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /????d??ne?t/
• Hyphenation: ori?gi?nate

Verb

originate (third-person singular simple present originates, present participle originating, simple past and past participle originated)

1. (transitive) To cause (someone or something) to be; to bring (someone or something) into existence; to produce or initiate a person or thing. [from 17th c.]
   • 1998, James Hebert, "Banderas puts his mark on 'Zorro'", San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Jul 1998:

     For the first time since Douglas Fairbanks Sr. originated the role in the 1920 silent "The Mark of Zorro," the hero will be played by a Hispanic actor.

   • 2002, Colin Jones, The Great Nation, Penguin 2003, page 171:

     The financial backers who originated the Encyclopédie project in 1745 had no idea about what they were getting into.
2. (intransitive) To come into existence; to have origin or beginning; to spring, be derived (from, with). [from 18th c.]

   The scheme originated with the governor and council.

Synonyms

• (to bring into existence): begin, initiate; see also Thesaurus:begin
• (to come into existence): spring to life, take shape; see also Thesaurus:come into being
• (to make or fabricate): coin

Antonyms

• terminate
• end
• destinate (computing)

Related terms

• origin
• original
• origination
• originator

Translations

Further reading

• originate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• originate in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Italian

Verb

originate

1. second-person plural present of originare
2. second-person plural imperative of originare
3. feminine plural past participle of originare

Anagrams

• iatrogeni
• ignoriate

English

Etymology

From Old French executer (French exécuter), from Latin exsecutus, past participle of exsequor, from ex- (“out”) + sequor (“to follow”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??ks??kju?t/

Verb

execute (third-person singular simple present executes, present participle executing, simple past and past participle executed)

1. (transitive) To kill as punishment for capital crimes.

2. (transitive) To carry out; to put into effect.
3. (transitive) To perform.

4. (transitive, law) To carry out, to perform an act; to put into effect or cause to become legally binding or valid (as a contract) by so doing.

5. (transitive, computing) To start, launch or run

   Synonyms: start, launch, run, open

6. (intransitive, computing) To run, usually successfully.

Related terms

Translations

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ek.se?ku?.te/, [?ks???ku?t??]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ek.se?ku.te/, [??z??ku?t??]

Participle

exec?te

1. vocative masculine singular of exec?tus

Portuguese

Verb

execute

1. first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of executar
2. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of executar
3. third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of executar
4. third-person singular (você) negative imperative of executar

Spanish

Verb

execute

1. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of executar.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of executar.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of executar.
4. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of executar.