Outweigh vs Overtake - What's the difference?

As verbs the difference between outweigh and overtake

is that outweigh is to exceed in weight or mass while overtake is to pass a more slowly moving object.

(en verb)

To exceed in weight or mass.

To exceed in importance or value.

The advantage was so great that it would have taken a lot of failures to outweigh it.

To pass a more slowly moving object.

To catch up with, but not pass, a more slowly moving vehicle, animal etc.

"I overtook' and passed the doctor between Woking and Send." '''1898 ,

(economics) To become greater than something else

To occur unexpectedly

"Our plans were overtaken by events."

* English irregular verbs