execute vs finish

finish vs execute

execute is not a noun while finish is a noun.

execute and finish both are verbs.

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

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

execute: put in effect
finish: come or bring to a finish or an end

Other hypernyms of execute include complete, effect, effectuate, set up.

execute (noun)	finish (noun)
	the act of finishing
	a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance)
	(wine tasting) the taste of a wine on the back of the tongue (as it is swallowed)
	designated event that concludes a contest (especially a race)
	the downfall of someone (as of persons on one side of a conflict)
	event whose occurrence ends something
	the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey)
	a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality
	the temporal end; the concluding time

execute (verb)	finish (verb)
sign in the presence of witnesses	finally be or do something
put in effect	come or bring to a finish or an end
carry out or perform an action	cause to finish a relationship with somebody
kill as a means of socially sanctioned punishment	finish eating all the food on one's plate or on the table
murder in a planned fashion	provide with a finish
carry out the legalities of	have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical
carry out a process or program, as on a computer or a machine

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