effect vs execute

effect

verb
  • To make or bring about; to implement. 

noun
  • The result or outcome of a cause. 

  • An illusion produced by technical means (as in "special effect") 

  • Belongings, usually as personal effects. 

  • Consequence intended; purpose; meaning; general intent; with to. 

  • The state of being binding and enforceable, as in a rule, policy, or law. 

  • A scientific phenomenon, usually named after its discoverer. 

  • Execution; performance; realization; operation. 

  • An alteration, or device for producing an alteration, in sound after it has been produced by an instrument. 

  • Impression left on the mind; sensation produced. 

execute

verb
  • To carry out; to put into effect. 

  • To run, usually successfully. 

  • Coordinate term: murder 

  • To perform. 

  • To kill, especially as punishment for a capital crime. 

  • To carry out, to perform an act; to put into effect or cause to become legally binding or valid (as a contract) by so doing. 

  • To start, launch or run 

How often have the words effect and execute occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )