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kindle vs overcome

overcome vs kindle

kindle and overcome both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
kindle No No Yes No
overcome No No Yes No
As verbs, overcome is a hyponym of kindle; that is, overcome is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than kindle:
  • kindle: call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
  • overcome: overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli
Other hyponyms of kindle 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.
kindle (verb) overcome (verb)
call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses) get on top of; deal with successfully
cause to start burning overcome, usually through no fault or weakness of the person that is overcome
catch fire win a victory over
overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli
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