enkindle vs overwhelm

overwhelm vs enkindle

enkindle and overwhelm both are verbs.

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

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

enkindle: call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
overwhelm: 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, overtake, sweep over, whelm, interest, whelm.

enkindle (verb)	overwhelm (verb)
call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)	charge someone with too many tasks
cause to start burning	overcome by superior force
	cover completely or make imperceptible
	overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli

Difference between enkindle and overwhelm

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