Oversee vs Execute - What's the difference?

As verbs the difference between oversee and execute

is that oversee is to survey, look at something in a wide angle while execute is to kill as punishment for capital crimes.

(transitive)

(literally) To survey, look at something in a wide angle.

(figuratively) To supervise, guide, review or direct the actions of a person or group.

It is congress's duty to oversee the spending of federal funds.

To inspect, examine

Gamekeepers oversee a hunting ground to see to the wildlife's welfare and look for poachers.

(obsolete) To fail to see; to overlook, ignore.

* , II.ix:

Thereat the Elfe did blush in priuitee, / And turnd his face away; but she the same / Dissembled faire, and faynd to ouersee .

To observe secretly or unintentionally.

* overseer * oversight

(execut)

To kill as punishment for capital crimes.

There are certain states where it is lawful to execute prisoners convicted of certain crimes.

To carry out; to put into effect.

Your orders have been executed , sir!

I'll execute your orders as soon as this meeting is adjourned.

* Milton

Why delays / His hand to execute what his decree / Fixed on this day?

To perform.

to execute a difficult piece of music brilliantly

to execute a turn in ballet

To cause to become legally valid; as, to execute a contract.

(computing) To start, launch or run; as, to execute a program.

* (computing) start, launch, run, open