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Definition of Overtake
1. Verb. Catch up with and possibly overtake. "The Rolls Royce caught us near the exit ramp"
Exact synonyms: Catch, Catch Up With
Entails: Compete, Contend, Vie
Related verbs: Catch
Derivative terms: Overtaking
Entails: Compete, Contend, Vie
Related verbs: Catch
Derivative terms: Overtaking
2. Verb. Travel past. "These cars won't overtake "; "The sports car passed all the trucks"
Exact synonyms: Overhaul, Pass
Generic synonyms: Advance, Go On, March On, Move On, Pass On, Progress
Specialized synonyms: Get By, Clear, Top
Derivative terms: Overtaking, Passage, Passing, Passing
Generic synonyms: Advance, Go On, March On, Move On, Pass On, Progress
Specialized synonyms: Get By, Clear, Top
Derivative terms: Overtaking, Passage, Passing, Passing
3. Verb. Overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli.
Exact synonyms: Overcome, Overpower, Overwhelm, Sweep Over, Whelm
Specialized synonyms: Devastate, Clutch, Get Hold Of, Seize, Kill, Benight, Knock Out, Stagger, Lock
Generic synonyms: Arouse, Elicit, Enkindle, Evoke, Fire, Kindle, Provoke, Raise
Specialized synonyms: Devastate, Clutch, Get Hold Of, Seize, Kill, Benight, Knock Out, Stagger, Lock
Generic synonyms: Arouse, Elicit, Enkindle, Evoke, Fire, Kindle, Provoke, Raise
Definition of Overtake
1. v. t. To come up with in a course, pursuit, progress, or motion; to catch up with.
Definition of Overtake
1. Verb. To pass a more slowly moving object. ¹
2. Verb. To catch up with, but not pass, a more slowly moving vehicle, animal etc. ¹
3. Verb. (economics) To become greater than something else ¹
4. Verb. To occur unexpectedly ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Overtake
1. to catch up with [v -TOOK, -TAKEN, -TAKING, -TAKES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Overtake
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