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overstepped

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o⋅ver⋅step

  [oh-ver-step]
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–verb (used with object), -stepped, -step⋅ping.
to go beyond; exceed: to overstep one's authority.
Origin:
bef. 1000; ME oversteppen, OE ofersteppan. See over-, step
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o·ver·step   (ō'vər-stěp')   
tr.v.   o·ver·stepped, o·ver·step·ping, o·ver·steps
To go beyond (a limit); exceed: overstepped the bounds of taste.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

overstep  (v.)
O.E. ofersteppan, from ofer "over" + steppan "to step" (see step). From the beginning, used in fig. senses.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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