slow down vs constipate

slow down and constipate both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
slow down	No	No	Yes	No
constipate	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, constipate is a hyponym of slow down; that is, constipate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than slow down:

Other hyponyms of slow down include bog, bog down, clog.

slow down (verb)	constipate (verb)
become less tense, rest, or take one's ease	cause to be constipated
lose velocity; move more slowly	impede with a clog or as if with a clog
become slow or slower
reduce the speed of
cause to proceed more slowly