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Overstep

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

v. To go beyond (a limit); exceed: overstepped the bounds of taste.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

v. To go too far beyond (a limit); especially, to cross boundaries or exceed norms or conventions.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

v. To step over or beyond; to transgress.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

To step over or beyond; exceed.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

v. pass beyond (limits or boundaries)

v. be superior or better than some standard

Word Usage

"Ms. Bysiewicz ordered polls to stay open—which some called an overstep of her authority—and called the election for Mr. Malloy, a fellow Democrat, before all the votes were tallied."

Verb Form

overstepped overstepping oversteps

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

go across go through pass surpass excel

Variant

overstepping overstepped

Form

overstepped overstepping overstep the mark

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

transgress cross exceed