overpower vs kindle

overpower and kindle both are verbs.

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

As verbs, kindle is a hypernym of overpower; that is, kindle is a word with a broader meaning than overpower:

Other hypernyms of overpower include arouse, elicit, enkindle, evoke, fire, provoke, raise.

overpower (verb)	kindle (verb)
overcome by superior force	call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli	cause to start burning
	catch fire