whelm vs seize

whelm and seize both are verbs.

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

As verbs, seize is a hyponym of whelm; that is, seize is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than whelm:

Other hyponyms of whelm include devastate, clutch, get hold of, kill, benight, knock out, stagger, lock.

whelm (verb)	seize (verb)
overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli	capture the attention or imagination of
to neither fail to meet nor exceed expectation	affect
	take into your hands deliberately
	take or capture by force
	hook by a pull on the line
	take possession of by force, as after an invasion
	take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority
	seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession