be afflicted with vs overtake

be afflicted with

overtake

noun
  • An act of overtaking; an overtaking maneuver. 

verb
  • To become greater than something else 

  • To occur unexpectedly; take by surprise; surprise and overcome; carry away 

  • To pass a slower moving object or entity (on the side closest to oncoming traffic). 

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