overstep
Americanverb (used with object)
verb
Etymology
Origin of overstep
before 1000; Middle English oversteppen, Old English ofersteppan. See over-, step
Example Sentences
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From Scientific American • Feb. 16, 2012
Overstep Sirs: Don't bear down on the "formula" idea so hard.
From Time Magazine Archive
Overstep, ō-vėr-step′, v.t. to step beyond: to exceed.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various
Overstep not the bounds of moderation, and deal justly with them that serve thee....
From The Promised Day Is Come by Shoghi Effendi
Overstep it not, neither repeat that which any man, be he prince or peasant, saith in opening the heart; it is abhorrent to the soul.
From The Instruction of Ptah-Hotep and the Instruction of Ke'Gemni The Oldest Books in the World by Ptahhotep
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