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injure vs kindle

kindle vs injure

injure and kindle both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
injure No No Yes No
kindle No No Yes No
As verbs, kindle is a hypernym of injure; that is, kindle is a word with a broader meaning than injure:
  • injure: hurt the feelings of
  • kindle: call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
Other hypernyms of injure include arouse, elicit, enkindle, evoke, fire, provoke, raise.
injure (verb) kindle (verb)
cause injuries or bodily harm to call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
cause damage or affect negatively cause to start burning
hurt the feelings of catch fire
Difference between injure and kindle

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