molest vs rile

molest and rile both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
molest	No	No	Yes	No
rile	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, rile is a hypernym of molest; that is, rile is a word with a broader meaning than molest:

Other hypernyms of molest include annoy, bother, chafe, devil, get at, get to, gravel, irritate, nark, nettle, rag, vex.

molest (verb)	rile (verb)
annoy continually or chronically	make turbid by stirring up the sediments of
harass or assault sexually; make indecent advances to	cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations