Executed and Directed

verb

• Kill as a means of socially sanctioned punishment.
  • usage: "In some states, criminals are executed"
  • synonyms: execute, put to death
• Murder in a planned fashion.
  • usage: "The Mafioso who collaborated with the police was executed"
  • synonyms: execute
• Put in effect.
  • usage: "carry out a task"; "execute the decision of the people"; "He actioned the operation"
  • synonyms: carry through, accomplish, execute, carry out, action, fulfill, fulfil
• Carry out the legalities of.
  • usage: "execute a will or a deed"
  • synonyms: execute
• Carry out a process or program, as on a computer or a machine.
  • usage: "Run the dishwasher"; "run a new program on the Mac"; "the computer executed the instruction"
  • synonyms: run, execute
• Carry out or perform an action.
  • usage: "John did the painting, the weeding, and he cleaned out the gutters"; "the skater executed a triple pirouette"; "she did a little dance"
  • synonyms: perform, execute, do
• Sign in the presence of witnesses.
  • usage: "The President executed the treaty"
  • synonyms: execute

adjective

• Put to death as punishment.
  • usage: "claimed the body of the executed traitor"

Officially signed, as in the execution of a deed or other document, with the intention that the person signing shall be bound by the contents.

verb

• Command with authority.
  • usage: "He directed the children to do their homework"
  • synonyms: direct
• Intend (something) to move towards a certain goal.
  • usage: "He aimed his fists towards his opponent's face"; "criticism directed at her superior"; "direct your anger towards others, not towards yourself"
  • synonyms: target, aim, place, direct, point
• Guide the actors in (plays and films.
  • synonyms: direct
• Be in charge of.
  • synonyms: direct
• Take somebody somewhere.
  • usage: "We lead him to our chief"; "can you take me to the main entrance"; "He conducted us to the palace"
  • synonyms: lead, take, direct, conduct, guide
• Cause to go somewhere.
  • usage: "The explosion sent the car flying in the air"; "She sent her children to camp"; "He directed all his energies into his dissertation"
  • synonyms: send, direct
• Point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards.
  • usage: "Please don't aim at your little brother"; "He trained his gun on the burglar"; "Don't train your camera on the women"; "Take a swipe at one's opponent"
  • synonyms: aim, take, train, take aim, direct
• Lead, as in the performance of a composition.
  • usage: "conduct an orchestra; Barenboim conducted the Chicago symphony for years"
  • synonyms: conduct, lead, direct
• Give directions to; point somebody into a certain direction.
  • usage: "I directed them towards the town hall"
  • synonyms: direct
• Specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain public.
  • synonyms: calculate, aim, direct
• Direct the course; determine the direction of travelling.
  • synonyms: steer, maneuver, manoeuver, manoeuvre, direct, point, head, guide, channelize, channelise
• Put an address on (an envelope.
  • synonyms: address, direct
• Plan and direct (a complex undertaking. )
  • usage: "he masterminded the robbery"
  • synonyms: mastermind, engineer, direct, organize, organise, orchestrate

adjective

• Often used in combination. ( having a specified direction)
  • usage: "a positively directed vector"; "goal-directed"
• Manageable by a supervising agent.
  • usage: "a directed program of study"