| Overtake 1. (v. t.) To come up with in a course, pursuit, progress, or motion; to catch up with. 2. (v. t.) To come upon from behind; to discover; to surprise; to capture; to overcome. 3. (v. t.) Hence, figuratively, in the past participle (overtaken), drunken. Thesaurus Entries attend, befall, booze up, boozify, catch up with, come after, come up to, come up with, come upon, crock, displace, emanate, ensue, follow after, follow up, fuddle, gain on, gain upon, go after, hit, issue, lap, leave behind, leave standing, outdistance, outpace, outrun, outsail, outstrip, overhaul, overwhelm, pass, pickle, plaster, pollute, reach, replace, result, seize, souse, stew, stone, strike, succeed, supervene, swack, take, tipsify, track, trail |