harass vs crucify

harass and crucify both are verbs.

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

As verbs, crucify is a hyponym of harass; that is, crucify is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than harass:

Other hyponyms of harass include goad, needle, bedevil, dun, frustrate, rag, torment, haze.

harass (verb)	crucify (verb)
exhaust by attacking repeatedly	criticize harshly or violently
annoy continually or chronically	treat cruelly
	hold within limits and control
	kill by nailing onto a cross