execute vs set up

set up vs execute

execute and set up both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
execute	No	No	Yes	No
set up	No	No	Yes	No

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

execute: put in effect
set up: produce

Other hypernyms of execute include complete, finish, effect, effectuate.

execute (verb)	set up (verb)
sign in the presence of witnesses	get ready for a particular purpose or event
put in effect	make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc
carry out or perform an action	equip with sails or masts
kill as a means of socially sanctioned punishment	arrange thoughts, ideas, temporal events
murder in a planned fashion	put into a proper or systematic order
carry out the legalities of	erect and fasten
carry out a process or program, as on a computer or a machine	set up for use
	place
	create by putting components or members together
	construct, build, or erect
	begin, or enable someone else to begin, a venture by providing the means, logistics, etc.
	produce
	take or catch as if in a snare or trap
	arrange the outcome of by means of deceit
	set up or found

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