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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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