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   overtake

   /ˌəʊvəˈteɪk/

   verb

   • 1. catch up with and pass while travelling in the same direction: British "her car overtook a line of vehicles" Similar passget pastgo pastgo byoverhaulget/pull ahead ofleave behindoutdistanceoutstripgain oncatch up withdraw level withgo faster thanundertake
   • ▪ become greater or more successful than: "Germany rapidly overtook Britain in industrial output" Similar outstripsurpassovershadoweclipseoutshineoutclassdwarfput in the shadeput to shameexcelexceedtranscendtopcaptrumpbeatbetterinformal:leave standingwalk away fromarchaic:outrivaloutvie
   • 2. (especially of misfortune) come suddenly or unexpectedly upon: "disaster overtook the town in 1296"
   • ▪ (of a feeling) affect (someone) suddenly and powerfully: "weariness overtook him and he retired to bed" Similar befallhappen tocome uponhitstrikefall onoverwhelmoverpowerovercomebe visited onengulfsweep overtake by surprisesurprisecatch unawarescatch unpreparedcatch off guardliterary:betidewhelm

   Scrabble Points: 15

   • O

     1

   • V

     4

   • E

     1

   • R

     1

   • T

     1

   • A

     1

   • K

     5

   • E

     1

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