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elicit vs overcome

overcome vs elicit

elicit and overcome both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
elicit No No Yes No
overcome No No Yes No
As verbs, overcome is a hyponym of elicit; that is, overcome is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than elicit:
  • elicit: call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
  • overcome: overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli
Other hyponyms of elicit include strike a chord, touch a chord, ask for, invite, draw, rekindle, infatuate, prick, fire up, heat, ignite, inflame, stir up, wake, excite, shake, shake up, stimulate, stir, excite, anger, discomfit, discompose, disconcert, untune, upset, shame, bruise, hurt, injure, offend, spite, wound, overpower, overtake, overwhelm, sweep over, whelm, interest, whelm.
elicit (verb) overcome (verb)
derive by reason get on top of; deal with successfully
deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning) overcome, usually through no fault or weakness of the person that is overcome
call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses) win a victory over
overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli
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