crucify vs plague

crucify is not a noun while plague is a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
crucify	No	No	Yes	No
plague	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, plague is a hypernym of crucify; that is, plague is a word with a broader meaning than crucify:

Other hypernyms of crucify include beset, chevvy, chevy, chivvy, chivy, harass, harry, hassle, molest, provoke.

crucify (noun)	plague (noun)
	an annoyance
	any large scale calamity (especially when thought to be sent by God)
	a swarm of insects that attack plants
	a serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal
	any epidemic disease with a high death rate

crucify (verb)	plague (verb)
criticize harshly or violently	annoy continually or chronically
treat cruelly	cause to suffer a blight
hold within limits and control
kill by nailing onto a cross