overwhelm vs elicit

overwhelm and elicit both are verbs.

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

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

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

overwhelm (verb)	elicit (verb)
charge someone with too many tasks	derive by reason
overcome by superior force	deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning)
cover completely or make imperceptible	call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli