execute vs crucify

execute and crucify both are verbs.

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

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

Other hyponyms of execute include burn, hang, string up.

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