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sweep over vs kindle

kindle vs sweep over

sweep over and kindle both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
sweep over No No Yes No
kindle No No Yes No
As verbs, kindle is a hypernym of sweep over; that is, kindle is a word with a broader meaning than sweep over:
  • sweep over: overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli
  • kindle: call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
Other hypernyms of sweep over include arouse, elicit, enkindle, evoke, fire, provoke, raise.
sweep over (verb) kindle (verb)
overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
cause to start burning
catch fire
Difference between sweep over and kindle

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