execute vs perform

execute and perform both are verbs.

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

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

Other hyponyms of execute include get over, run, consummate, consummate, do, complete, discharge, dispatch.

As verbs, execute and perform are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of execute include do.

execute (verb)	perform (verb)
sign in the presence of witnesses	carry out or perform an action
put in effect	give a performance (of something)
carry out or perform an action	get (something) done
kill as a means of socially sanctioned punishment	perform a function
murder in a planned fashion
carry out the legalities of
carry out a process or program, as on a computer or a machine