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execute vs enforce

enforce vs execute

execute and enforce both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
execute No No Yes No
enforce No No Yes No
As verbs, enforce is a hypernym of execute; that is, enforce is a word with a broader meaning than execute:
  • execute: carry out the legalities of
  • enforce: ensure observance of laws and rules
Other hypernyms of execute include apply, implement.
As verbs, enforce is a hypernym of execute; that is, enforce is a word with a broader meaning than execute:
  • execute: carry out a process or program, as on a computer or a machine
  • enforce: ensure observance of laws and rules
Other hypernyms of execute include apply, implement.
execute (verb) enforce (verb)
sign in the presence of witnesses ensure observance of laws and rules
put in effect compel to behave in a certain way
carry out or perform an action
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
Difference between execute and enforce

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