Verb
- 1. overtake, catch, catch up with
- usage: catch up with and possibly overtake; "The Rolls Royce caught us near the exit ramp"
- 2. pass, overtake, overhaul, advance, progress, pass on, move on, march on, go on
- usage: travel past; "The sports car passed all the trucks"
- 3. overwhelm, overpower, sweep over, whelm, overcome, overtake, arouse, elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire, raise, provoke
- usage: overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli
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