overtake vs provoke

overtake and provoke both are verbs.

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

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

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

overtake (verb)	provoke (verb)
catch up with and possibly overtake	provide the needed stimulus for
overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli	evoke or provoke to appear or occur
travel past	call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
	annoy continually or chronically