chew up vs criticize

chew up and criticize both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
chew up	No	No	Yes	No
criticize	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, criticize is a hypernym of chew up; that is, criticize is a word with a broader meaning than chew up:

chew up: censure severely or angrily
criticize: find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws

Other hypernyms of chew up include criticise, knock, pick apart.

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