overtake (v.)

  1. catch up with and possibly overtake; The Rolls Royce caught us near the exit ramp

    [ Syn: catch , catch up with ]

  2. travel past; The sports car passed all the trucks

    [ Syn: pass , overhaul ]

  3. overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli

    [ Syn: overwhelm , overpower , sweep over , whelm , overcome ]

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