overtaken

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈovəɹteɪkən/

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  Rhymes: -eɪkən

Verb

overtaken

1. past participle of overtake

Adjective

overtaken (comparative more overtaken, superlative most overtaken)

1. (archaic) drunk; intoxicated
   • 1863, Sheridan Le Fanu, The House by the Churchyard:

     Indeed, he was 'dithguthted' at his condition; and if upon the occasion just described he had allowed himself to be somewhat 'intoxicated with liquor,' I must aver that I do not recollect another instance in which this worthy little gentleman suffered himself to be similarly overtaken. Now and then a little 'flashy' he might be, but nothing more serious—and rely upon it, this was no common virtue in those days.

Synonyms

• See Thesaurus:drunk

Anagrams

• taken over