WordCmp.com

overtake vs devastate

devastate vs overtake

overtake and devastate both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
overtake No No Yes No
devastate No No Yes No
As verbs, devastate is a hyponym of overtake; that is, devastate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than overtake:
  • overtake: overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli
  • devastate: overwhelm or overpower
Other hyponyms of overtake include clutch, get hold of, seize, kill, benight, knock out, stagger, lock.
overtake (verb) devastate (verb)
catch up with and possibly overtake cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli overwhelm or overpower
travel past
Difference between overtake and devastate

© WordCmp.com 2024, CC-BY 4.0 / CC-BY-SA 3.0.