[syn: exceed, transcend, overstep, pass, go past, top]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Overstep \O`ver*step"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Overstepped; p.
pr. & vb. n. Overstepping.] [AS. ofersteppan.]
To step over or beyond; to transgress; as, to overstep the
bounds of propriety. --Shak.
[1913 Webster +PJC]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
overstep
v 1: pass beyond (limits or boundaries) [syn: transgress,
trespass, overstep]
2: be superior or better than some standard; "She exceeded our
expectations"; "She topped her performance of last year"
[syn: exceed, transcend, overstep, pass, go past,
top]