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apply vs execute

execute vs apply

apply and execute both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
apply No No Yes No
execute No No Yes No
As verbs, execute is a hyponym of apply; that is, execute is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than apply:
  • apply: ensure observance of laws and rules
  • execute: carry out a process or program, as on a computer or a machine
Other hyponyms of apply include run.
apply (verb) execute (verb)
ask (for something) sign in the presence of witnesses
refer (a word or name) to a person or thing put in effect
put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose carry out or perform an action
coat, cover or smear a surface with kill as a means of socially sanctioned punishment
give or convey physically murder in a planned fashion
avail oneself to carry out the legalities of
ensure observance of laws and rules carry out a process or program, as on a computer or a machine
apply oneself to
be pertinent or relevant or applicable
be applicable to; as to an analysis
Difference between apply and execute

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