'overtake' definitions:
Definition of 'overtake'
(from WordNet)
verb
Catch up with and possibly overtake; "The Rolls Royce caught us near the exit ramp" [syn: overtake, catch, catch up with]
verb
verb
Overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli [syn: overwhelm, overpower, sweep over, whelm, overcome, overtake]
Synonyms of 'overtake'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- attend,
- befall,
- booze up,
- boozify,
- catch up with,
- come after,
- come up to,
- come up with,
- come upon,
- crock,
- displace,
- emanate,
- ensue,
- follow after,
- follow up,
- fuddle,
- gain on,
- gain upon,
- go after,
- hit,
- issue,
- lap,
- leave behind,
- leave standing,
- outdistance,
- outpace,
- outrun,
- outsail,
- outstrip,
- overhaul,
- overwhelm,
- pass,
- pickle,
- plaster,
- pollute,
- reach,
- replace,
- result,
- seize,
- souse,
- stew,
- stone,
- strike,
- succeed,
- supervene,
- swack,
- take,
- tipsify,
- track,
- trail