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o⋅ver⋅pass

[n. oh-ver-pas, -pahs; v. oh-ver-pas, -pahs] noun, verb, -passed or -past, -pass⋅ing.
–noun
1. a road, pedestrian walkway, railroad, bridge, etc., crossing over some barrier, as another road or walkway.
–verb (used with object)
2. to pass over or traverse (a region, space, etc.): We had overpassed the frontier during the night.
3. to pass beyond (specified limits, bounds, etc.); exceed; overstep; transgress: to overpass the bounds of good judgment.
4. to get over (obstacles, difficulties, etc.); surmount: to overpass the early days of privation and uncertainty.
5. to go beyond, exceed, or surpass: Greed had somehow overpassed humanitarianism.
6. to pass through (time, experiences, etc.): to overpass one's apprenticeship.
7. to overlook; ignore; disregard; omit: We could hardly overpass such grievous faults. The board overpassed him when promotions were awarded.
–verb (used without object)
8. to pass over; pass by: Under the bridge there was the din of cars overpassing.

Origin:
1250–1300; ME; see over-, pass
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o·ver·pass   (ō'vər-pās')   
n.  A passage, roadway, or bridge that crosses above another roadway or thoroughfare.
tr.v.   (ō'vər-pās') o·ver·passed or o·ver·past (-pāst'), o·ver·pass·ing, o·ver·pass·es
  1. To pass over or across; traverse.

  2. To go beyond; surpass.

  3. To go over (a limit or boundary); transgress.

  4. To overlook or disregard.

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Word Origin & History

overpass 
"stretch of road that passes over another," 1929, Amer.Eng., from over + pass (v.).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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