madden vs crucify

madden and crucify both are verbs.

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

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

Other hypernyms of madden include bedevil, dun, frustrate, rag, torment.

madden (verb)	crucify (verb)
make mad	criticize harshly or violently
drive up the wall; go on someone's nerves	treat cruelly
cause to go crazy; cause to lose one's mind	hold within limits and control
	kill by nailing onto a cross