execute vs recite

execute and recite both are verbs.

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

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

execute (verb)	recite (verb)
sign in the presence of witnesses	repeat aloud from memory
put in effect	narrate or give a detailed account of
carry out or perform an action	recite in elocution
kill as a means of socially sanctioned punishment	specify individually
murder in a planned fashion	render verbally
carry out the legalities of
carry out a process or program, as on a computer or a machine