OVERSTEPPED

OVERSTEP

transgress, trespass, overstep

(verb) pass beyond (limits or boundaries)

exceed, transcend, overstep, pass, go past, top

(verb) be superior or better than some standard; “She exceeded our expectations”; “She topped her performance of last year”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Verb

overstepped

simple past tense and past participle of overstep

Source: Wiktionary


OVERSTEP

O`ver*step", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Overstepped; p. pr. & vb. n. Overstepping.] Etym: [AS. ofersteppan.]

Definition: To step over or beyond; to transgress. Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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