wake vs fire

wake and fire both are nouns.

wake and fire both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
wake	Yes	No	Yes	No
fire	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, fire is a hypernym of wake; that is, fire is a word with a broader meaning than wake:

wake: arouse or excite feelings and passions
fire: call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)

Other hypernyms of wake include arouse, elicit, enkindle, evoke, kindle, provoke, raise.

wake (noun)	fire (noun)
a vigil held over a corpse the night before burial	the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy
the wave that spreads behind a boat as it moves forward	a fireplace in which a relatively small fire is burning
the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event)	intense adverse criticism
	the event of something burning (often destructive)
	a severe trial
	feelings of great warmth and intensity
	the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke
	fuel that is burning and is used as a means for cooking
	once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles), associated with the humour bile

wake (verb)	fire (verb)
be awake, be alert, be there	bake in a kiln so as to harden
stop sleeping	destroy by fire
cause to become awake or conscious	start or maintain a fire in
to alert someone to something	become ignited
arouse or excite feelings and passions	cause to go off
	start firing a weapon
	go off or discharge
	generate an electrical impulse
	call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
	drive out or away by or as if by fire
	provide with fuel
	terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position

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