overtake

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Synonyms: overrake, overbake, overture, overtaken, overawe, overtone, overage, overlade, overtime, overstate, overcame

Antonyms: overrake, overbake, overture, overtaken, overawe, overtone, overage, overlade, overtime, overstate, overcame

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Verb

1. To [[pass]] a slower moving [[object]] or [[entity]] (on the side closest to oncoming traffic).
2. {{lb|en|transitive}} To become [[greater]] than something else in quantity, worth, etc.
3. To take by [[surprise]]; surprise and [[overcome]]; [[carry away]].

Noun

1. An act of overtaking; an overtaking [[maneuver]].

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