seize vs whelm

seize and whelm both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
seize	No	No	Yes	No
whelm	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, whelm is a hypernym of seize; that is, whelm is a word with a broader meaning than seize:

Other hypernyms of seize include overcome, overpower, overtake, overwhelm, sweep over.

seize (verb)	whelm (verb)
capture the attention or imagination of	overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli
affect	to neither fail to meet nor exceed expectation
take into your hands deliberately
take or capture by force
hook by a pull on the line
take possession of by force, as after an invasion
take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority
seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession