kindle vs overwhelm

overwhelm vs kindle

kindle and overwhelm both are verbs.

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

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

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

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

Difference between kindle and overwhelm

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