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English verb: overtake | |||
| 1. | overtake (competition) catch up with and possibly overtake | ||
| Samples | The Rolls Royce caught us near the exit ramp. | ||
| Synonyms | catch, catch up with | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
| Entail | compete, contend, vie | ||
| Verb group | catch | ||
| 2. | overtake (motion) travel past | ||
| Samples | The sports car passed all the trucks. | ||
| Examples | These cars won't overtake | ||
| Synonyms | overhaul, pass | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | advance, go on, march on, move on, pass on, progress | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | clear, get by, top | ||
| 3. | overtake (emotion) overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli | ||
| Synonyms | overcome, overpower, overwhelm, sweep over, whelm | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | arouse, elicit, enkindle, evoke, fire, kindle, provoke, raise | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | benight, clutch, devastate, get hold of, kill, knock out, lock, seize, stagger | ||
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