make fun vs satirize

make fun and satirize both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
make fun	No	No	Yes	No
satirize	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, satirize is a hyponym of make fun; that is, satirize is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than make fun:

Other hyponyms of make fun include tease, lampoon, satirise, debunk, expose, stultify.

make fun (verb)	satirize (verb)
subject to laughter or ridicule	ridicule with satire