enkindle vs overtake

overtake vs enkindle

enkindle and overtake both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
enkindle	No	No	Yes	No
overtake	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, overtake is a hyponym of enkindle; that is, overtake is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than enkindle:

enkindle: call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
overtake: overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli

Other hyponyms of enkindle include strike a chord, touch a chord, ask for, invite, draw, rekindle, infatuate, prick, fire up, heat, ignite, inflame, stir up, wake, excite, shake, shake up, stimulate, stir, excite, anger, discomfit, discompose, disconcert, untune, upset, shame, bruise, hurt, injure, offend, spite, wound, overcome, overpower, overwhelm, sweep over, whelm, interest, whelm.

enkindle (verb)	overtake (verb)
call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)	catch up with and possibly overtake
cause to start burning	overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli
	travel past

Difference between enkindle and overtake

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