detest vs execrate

detest and execrate both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
detest	No	No	Yes	No
execrate	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, execrate is a hyponym of detest; that is, execrate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than detest:

Other hyponyms of detest include abhor, abominate, loathe, contemn, despise, disdain, scorn.

detest (verb)	execrate (verb)
dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards	curse or declare to be evil or anathema or threaten with divine punishment
	find repugnant