whelm vs arouse

whelm and arouse both are verbs.

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

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

Other hypernyms of whelm include elicit, enkindle, evoke, fire, kindle, provoke, raise.

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

Other hypernyms of whelm include elicit, enkindle, evoke, fire, kindle, provoke, raise.

whelm (verb)	arouse (verb)
overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli	cause to be alert and energetic
to neither fail to meet nor exceed expectation	cause to become awake or conscious
	stop sleeping
	summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic
	call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
	to evoke sexual feelings
	to begin moving