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whelm vs provoke

provoke vs whelm

whelm and provoke both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
whelm No No Yes No
provoke No No Yes No
As verbs, provoke is a hypernym of whelm; that is, provoke is a word with a broader meaning than whelm:
  • whelm: overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli
  • provoke: call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
Other hypernyms of whelm include arouse, elicit, enkindle, evoke, fire, kindle, raise.
As verbs, provoke is a hypernym of whelm; that is, provoke is a word with a broader meaning than whelm:
  • whelm: to neither fail to meet nor exceed expectation
  • provoke: call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
Other hypernyms of whelm include arouse, elicit, enkindle, evoke, fire, kindle, raise.
whelm (verb) provoke (verb)
overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli provide the needed stimulus for
to neither fail to meet nor exceed expectation evoke or provoke to appear or occur
call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
annoy continually or chronically
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