josh vs tantalize

josh and tantalize both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
josh	No	No	Yes	No
tantalize	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, tantalize is a hypernym of josh; that is, tantalize is a word with a broader meaning than josh:

Other hypernyms of josh include bait, cod, rag, rally, razz, ride, tantalise, taunt, tease, twit.

josh (verb)	tantalize (verb)
be silly or tease one another	harass with persistent criticism or carping