elicitation vs stimulation

elicitation and stimulation both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
elicitation	Yes	No	No	No
stimulation	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, stimulation is a hypernym of elicitation; that is, stimulation is a word with a broader meaning than elicitation:

elicitation: stimulation that calls up (draws forth) a particular class of behaviors
stimulation: any stimulating information or event; acts to arouse action

Other hypernyms of elicitation include input, stimulant, stimulus.

elicitation (noun)	stimulation (noun)
stimulation that calls up (draws forth) a particular class of behaviors	the act of arousing an organism to action
	mutual sexual fondling prior to sexual intercourse
	any stimulating information or event; acts to arouse action
	(physiology) the effect of a stimulus (on nerves or organs etc.)