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elicit vs overwhelm

overwhelm vs elicit

elicit and overwhelm both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
elicit No No Yes No
overwhelm No No Yes No
As verbs, overwhelm is a hyponym of elicit; that is, overwhelm is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than elicit:
  • elicit: call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
  • overwhelm: 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, overtake, sweep over, whelm, interest, whelm.
elicit (verb) overwhelm (verb)
derive by reason charge someone with too many tasks
deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning) overcome by superior force
call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses) cover completely or make imperceptible
overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli
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