arouse vs overwhelm

arouse and overwhelm both are verbs.

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

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

arouse (verb)	overwhelm (verb)
cause to be alert and energetic	charge someone with too many tasks
cause to become awake or conscious	overcome by superior force
stop sleeping	cover completely or make imperceptible
summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic	overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli
call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
to evoke sexual feelings
to begin moving