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overcome vs evoke

evoke vs overcome

overcome and evoke both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
overcome No No Yes No
evoke No No Yes No
As verbs, evoke is a hypernym of overcome; that is, evoke is a word with a broader meaning than overcome:
  • overcome: overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli
  • evoke: call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
Other hypernyms of overcome include arouse, elicit, enkindle, fire, kindle, provoke, raise.
overcome (verb) evoke (verb)
get on top of; deal with successfully call to mind
overcome, usually through no fault or weakness of the person that is overcome evoke or provoke to appear or occur
win a victory over deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning)
overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic
call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
Difference between overcome and evoke

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