trounce vs pick apart

trounce and pick apart both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
trounce	No	No	Yes	No
pick apart	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, pick apart is a hypernym of trounce; that is, pick apart is a word with a broader meaning than trounce:

trounce: censure severely or angrily
pick apart: find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws

Other hypernyms of trounce include criticise, criticize, knock.

trounce (verb)	pick apart (verb)
censure severely or angrily	find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
beat severely with a whip or rod