put to death vs execute

put to death and execute both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
put to death	No	No	Yes	No
execute	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, put to death and execute are synonyms defined as:

put to death and execute: kill as a means of socially sanctioned punishment

put to death (verb)	execute (verb)
kill as a means of socially sanctioned punishment	sign in the presence of witnesses
	put in effect
	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