overwhelm vs overtake

overwhelm and overtake both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
overwhelm	No	No	Yes	No
overtake	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, overwhelm and overtake are synonyms defined as:

overwhelm and overtake: overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli

Other synonyms of overwhelm include overcome, overpower, sweep over, whelm.

overwhelm (verb)	overtake (verb)
charge someone with too many tasks	catch up with and possibly overtake
overcome by superior force	overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli
cover completely or make imperceptible	travel past
overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli