overtake

/,oʊvər'teɪk/ verb

8 letters3 syllables15 points in Scrabble®16 points in WWF®

DEFINITIONS3

VERB

1

Overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli.

2

Travel past.

3

Catch up with and possibly overtake.

WORD FORMS

Related formovertaking

GAME SCORES

Scrabble®15 points

Words With Friends®16 points

Double word30 points

Triple word45 points

GOOD TO KNOW

Pig Latinovertakeway

Starts & ends withO … E

Syllableso · ver · take

SYNONYMS & RELATED10

overcome overpower overwhelm sweep over whelm overhaul pass overtaking catch catch up with

SAME LETTERS, DIFFERENT WORDS

takeover15 take over15 take-over15

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