seize vs overtake

seize and overtake both are verbs.

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

As verbs, overtake is a hypernym of seize; that is, overtake is a word with a broader meaning than seize:

Other hypernyms of seize include overcome, overpower, overwhelm, sweep over, whelm.

seize (verb)	overtake (verb)
capture the attention or imagination of	catch up with and possibly overtake
affect	overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli
take into your hands deliberately	travel past
take or capture by force
hook by a pull on the line
take possession of by force, as after an invasion
take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority
seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession