afflict vs tribulate

afflict and tribulate both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
afflict	No	No	Yes	No
tribulate	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, tribulate is a hyponym of afflict; that is, tribulate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than afflict:

Other hyponyms of afflict include aggrieve, grieve, strain, stress, try.

afflict (verb)	tribulate (verb)
cause physical pain or suffering in	oppress or trouble greatly
cause great unhappiness for; distress