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evoke vs whelm

whelm vs evoke

evoke and whelm both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
evoke No No Yes No
whelm No No Yes No
As verbs, whelm is a hyponym of evoke; that is, whelm is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than evoke:
  • evoke: call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
  • whelm: overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli
Other hyponyms of evoke 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, overwhelm, sweep over, interest.
evoke (verb) whelm (verb)
call to mind overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli
evoke or provoke to appear or occur to neither fail to meet nor exceed expectation
deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning)
summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic
call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
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