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o⋅ver⋅take

  [oh-ver-teyk] verb, -took, -tak⋅en, -tak⋅ing.
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–verb (used with object)
1. to catch up with in traveling or pursuit; draw even with: By taking a cab to the next town, we managed to overtake and board the train.
2. to catch up with and pass, as in a race; move by: He overtook the leader three laps from the finish.
3. to move ahead of in achievement, production, score, etc.; surpass: to overtake all other countries in steel production.
4. to happen to or befall someone suddenly or unexpectedly, as night, a storm, or death: The pounding rainstorm overtook them just outside the city.
–verb (used without object)
5. to pass another vehicle: Never overtake on a curve.
Origin:
1175–1225; ME overtaken; see over-, take
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Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
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o·ver·take   (ō'vər-tāk')   
tr.v.   o·ver·took (-tŏŏk'), o·ver·tak·en (-tā'kən), o·ver·tak·ing, o·ver·takes
    1. To catch up with; draw even or level with.
    2. To pass after catching up with.
  2. To come upon unexpectedly; take by surprise: geopolitical strategists who were overtaken by events in southeast Asia.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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