OVERGO

Etymology 1

Verb

overgo (third-person singular simple present overgoes, present participle overgoing, simple past overwent, past participle overgone)

(now rare) To cross, go over (a barrier etc.); to surmount. [from 8th c.]

(obsolete) To pass (a figurative barrier); to transgress. [8th-19th c.]

(intransitive, now UK dialectal) To pass by, pass away; often, to go unnoticed. [from 9th c.]

To spread across (something); to overrun. [from 10th c.]

To go over, move over the top of, travel across the surface of; to traverse, travel through. [from 13th c.]

To go beyond; to exceed, surpass. [from 13th c.]

To get the better of; to overcome, overpower. [from 13th c.]

(obsolete) To overtake, go faster than. [15th-17th c.]

(obsolete) To cover.

• Chapman

Synonyms

• (cross a barrier): overcome, superate

• (pass a figurative barrier): outstep, transgress; see also transcend

• (pass by): forthglide, go by; see also pass by

• (spread across): bespread, infest, overspread

• (go over): cross, pass over

• (go beyond): excel, outstrip; see also exceed

• (get the better of): better, defeat, overwhelm

• (overtake): forhale, lap, overhaul

• (cover)

Etymology 2

Noun

overgo (plural overgoes)

(genetics) A sequence of overlapping oligonucleotides, used to design hybridization.

Anagrams

• go over, groove

Source: Wiktionary


O`ver*go", v. t. [imp. Overwent; p. p. Overgone; p. pr. & vb. n. Overgoing.] Etym: [AS. ofergan.]

1. To travel over. [R.] Shak.

2. To exceed; to surpass. [Obs.] Sir P. Sidney.

3. To cover. [Obs.] Chapman.

4. To oppress; to weigh down. [Obs.] Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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