poke fun vs satirise

poke fun and satirise both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
poke fun	No	No	Yes	No
satirise	No	No	Yes	No

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

Other hyponyms of poke fun include tease, lampoon, satirize, debunk, expose, stultify.

poke fun (verb)	satirise (verb)
subject to laughter or ridicule	ridicule with satire