puncture vs vilipend

puncture is a noun but vilipend is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
puncture	Yes	No	Yes	No
vilipend	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, vilipend is a hypernym of puncture; that is, vilipend is a word with a broader meaning than puncture:

Other hypernyms of puncture include deprecate, depreciate.

puncture (noun)	vilipend (noun)
the act of puncturing or perforating
a small hole made by a sharp object
loss of air pressure in a tire when a hole is made by some sharp object

puncture (verb)	vilipend (verb)
cause to lose air pressure or collapse by piercing	belittle
be pierced or punctured
reduce or lessen the size or importance of
pierce with a pointed object; make a hole into
make by piercing