Overnim

verb

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Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To overtake; seize. archaic, transitive

Etymology

From Middle English overnimen, from Old English oferniman (“to take violently, take away, carry off, confiscate”), equivalent to over- + nim (“to take”). Cognate with Dutch overnemen (“to take over”), German übernehmen (“to take over”).

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