overwhelm vs kindle

overwhelm and kindle both are verbs.

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

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

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

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