call on the carpet vs criticize

call on the carpet and criticize both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
call on the carpet	No	No	Yes	No
criticize	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, criticize is a hypernym of call on the carpet; that is, criticize is a word with a broader meaning than call on the carpet:

call on the carpet: censure severely or angrily
criticize: find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws

Other hypernyms of call on the carpet include criticise, knock, pick apart.

call on the carpet (verb)	criticize (verb)
censure severely or angrily	find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws
	act as a critic