stir up vs kindle

stir up and kindle both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
stir up	No	No	Yes	No
kindle	No	No	Yes	No

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

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

stir up (verb)	kindle (verb)
provoke or stir up	call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
change the arrangement or position of	cause to start burning
arouse or excite feelings and passions	catch fire
try to stir up public opinion