overcome vs elicit

overcome and elicit both are verbs.

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

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

Other hypernyms of overcome include arouse, enkindle, evoke, fire, kindle, provoke, raise.

overcome (verb)	elicit (verb)
get on top of; deal with successfully	derive by reason
overcome, usually through no fault or weakness of the person that is overcome	deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning)
win a victory over	call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli