overcome vs provoke

overcome and provoke both are verbs.

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

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

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

overcome (verb)	provoke (verb)
get on top of; deal with successfully	provide the needed stimulus for
overcome, usually through no fault or weakness of the person that is overcome	evoke or provoke to appear or occur
win a victory over	call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli	annoy continually or chronically