Acquire and Overtake

Acquire

Acquire verb - To come to have gradually.

Overtake and acquire are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Overtake" instead a verb "Acquire".

Overtake

Overtake verb - To move fast enough to get even with.
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Synonyms for Overtake

Acquire and overtake are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Acquire" instead a verb "Overtake".

Nearby Words: overtaking, overtaken

Common collocations

ability acquire ability overtake ability
body acquire body overtake body
speed acquire speed overtake speed
magic acquire magic overtake magic
Other words: skills.
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