stir up vs elicit

stir up and elicit both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
stir up	No	No	Yes	No
elicit	No	No	Yes	No

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

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

stir up (verb)	elicit (verb)
provoke or stir up	derive by reason
change the arrangement or position of	deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning)
arouse or excite feelings and passions	call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
try to stir up public opinion