Devastate and Overtake

Devastate

Devastate verb - Overwhelm or overpower.
Usage example: He was devastated by his grief when his son died

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

Overtake

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

Devastate and overtake are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace term "Devastate" with "Overtake", this verbs are similar.

Nearby Words: overtaking, overtaken

Common collocations

mind devastate mind overtake mind
life devastate life overtake life
area devastate area overtake area
rest devastate rest overtake rest
Other words: universe, earth, world, ship, Britain, opponents, heroes, cities.
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