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o⋅ver⋅leap

  [oh-ver-leep]
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–verb (used with object), -leaped or -leapt, -leap⋅ing.
1. to leap over or across: to overleap a fence.
2. to overreach (oneself) by leaping too far: to overleap oneself with ambition.
3. to pass over or omit: to overleap important steps and reach erroneous conclusions.
4. Archaic. to leap farther than; outleap.
Origin:
bef. 900; ME overlepen, OE oferhlēapan. See over-, leap
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o·ver·leap   (ō'vər-lēp')   
tr.v.   o·ver·leaped or o·ver·leapt (-lěpt'), o·ver·leap·ing, o·ver·leaps
  1. To leap across or over.
  2. To defeat (oneself or one's purpose) by going too far.
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Overleap

O`ver*leap"\, v. t. [AS. oferhle['a]pan. See Over, and Leap.] To leap over or across; hence, to omit; to ignore. "Let me o'erleap that custom." --Shak.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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