crucify vs execute

crucify and execute both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
crucify	No	No	Yes	No
execute	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, execute is a hypernym of crucify; that is, execute is a word with a broader meaning than crucify:

Other hypernyms of crucify include put to death.

crucify (verb)	execute (verb)
criticize harshly or violently	sign in the presence of witnesses
treat cruelly	put in effect
hold within limits and control	carry out or perform an action
kill by nailing onto a cross	kill as a means of socially sanctioned punishment
	murder in a planned fashion
	carry out the legalities of
	carry out a process or program, as on a computer or a machine