overtake
v 1: catch up with and possibly overtake; "The Rolls Royce caught
us near the exit ramp" [syn: {catch}, {catch up with}]
2: travel past; "The sports car passed all the trucks" [syn: {pass},
{overhaul}]
3: overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli [syn: {overwhelm},
{overpower}, {sweep over}, {whelm}, {overcome}]
[also: {overtook}, {overtaken}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0