elicit vs overtake

overtake vs elicit

elicit and overtake both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
elicit	No	No	Yes	No
overtake	No	No	Yes	No

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

elicit: call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
overtake: 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, overcome, overpower, overwhelm, sweep over, whelm, interest, whelm.

elicit (verb)	overtake (verb)
derive by reason	catch up with and possibly overtake
deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning)	overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli
call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)	travel past

Difference between elicit and overtake

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