stultify vs poke fun

stultify and poke fun both are verbs.

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

As verbs, poke fun is a hypernym of stultify; that is, poke fun is a word with a broader meaning than stultify:

Other hypernyms of stultify include blackguard, guy, jest at, laugh at, make fun, rib, ridicule, roast.

stultify (verb)	poke fun (verb)
deprive of strength or efficiency; make useless or worthless	subject to laughter or ridicule
cause to appear foolish
prove to be of unsound mind or demonstrate someone's incompetence