make it vs overcome

make it and overcome both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
make it	No	No	Yes	No
overcome	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, overcome is a hypernym of make it; that is, overcome is a word with a broader meaning than make it:

Other hypernyms of make it include defeat, get the better of.

make it (verb)	overcome (verb)
succeed in a big way; get to the top	get on top of; deal with successfully
go successfully through a test or a selection process	overcome, usually through no fault or weakness of the person that is overcome
continue in existence after (an adversity, etc.)	win a victory over
	overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli