fire vs overcome

overcome vs fire

fire is a noun but overcome is not a noun.

fire and overcome both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
fire	Yes	No	Yes	No
overcome	No	No	Yes	No

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

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

Other hyponyms of fire 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, overpower, overtake, overwhelm, sweep over, whelm, interest, whelm.

fire (noun)	overcome (noun)
the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy
a fireplace in which a relatively small fire is burning
intense adverse criticism
the event of something burning (often destructive)
a severe trial
feelings of great warmth and intensity
the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke
fuel that is burning and is used as a means for cooking
once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles), associated with the humour bile

fire (verb)	overcome (verb)
bake in a kiln so as to harden	get on top of; deal with successfully
destroy by fire	overcome, usually through no fault or weakness of the person that is overcome
start or maintain a fire in	win a victory over
become ignited	overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli
cause to go off
start firing a weapon
go off or discharge
generate an electrical impulse
call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
drive out or away by or as if by fire
provide with fuel
terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position

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