chew up vs pick apart

chew up and pick apart both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
chew up	No	No	Yes	No
pick apart	No	No	Yes	No

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

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

Other hypernyms of chew up include criticise, criticize, knock.

chew up (verb)	pick apart (verb)
censure severely or angrily	find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws