belabour vs criticise

belabour and criticise both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
belabour	No	No	Yes	No
criticise	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, criticise is a hypernym of belabour; that is, criticise is a word with a broader meaning than belabour:

belabour: attack verbally with harsh criticism
criticise: find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws

Other hypernyms of belabour include criticize, knock, pick apart.

belabour (verb)	criticise (verb)
attack verbally with harsh criticism	find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws
beat soundly	act as a critic
to work at or to absurd length