Overtake Definition

ōvər-tāk
overtaken, overtakes, overtaking, overtook
verb
overtaken, overtakes, overtaking, overtook
To catch up with and, often, go beyond.
Webster's New World
To pass after catching up with.
American Heritage
To come upon unexpectedly or suddenly.
A sudden storm overtook us.
Webster's New World
To render outmoded, irrelevant, invalid, etc.
A once cutting-edge analysis now overtaken by recent events.
Webster's New World

To pass a more slowly moving object.

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Origin of Overtake

  • over- +"Ž take

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