call down vs criticise

call down and criticise both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
call down	No	No	Yes	No
criticise	No	No	Yes	No

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

call down: censure severely or angrily
criticise: find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws

Other hypernyms of call down include criticize, knock, pick apart.

call down (verb)	criticise (verb)
censure severely or angrily	find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws
summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic	act as a critic