overnim means to overtake; seize. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 83 out of 100.
Why “overnim” is a great word
To take by force, seize, or overtake. From Middle English overnimen, from Old English oferniman ("to take violently, take away, carry off"), equivalent to over- + nim ("to take"). Cognate with Dutch overnemen and German übernehmen (both "to take over"). First attested in the Old English period (pre-1150). Unlike "usurp," which wrongfully seizes a throne or title, or "appropriate," which implies a cooler, bureaucratic diversion, to overnim is the raw act of acquisition by overwhelming force. It is the cold hand closing over a wrist in the dark, the sudden shadow of a hawk falling upon the field-mouse, the relentless tide claiming the foundation stones of a cottage—the oldest law, that possession is a condition forever subject to a stronger grasp.
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”).