recite vs execute

recite and execute both are verbs.

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

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

Other hypernyms of recite include do, perform.

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