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Webster 1828 Edition
Overstep
OVERSTEP'
,Verb.
T.
Definition 2024
overstep
overstep
English
Verb
overstep (third-person singular simple present oversteps, present participle overstepping, simple past and past participle overstept or overstepped)
- (transitive) To go too far beyond (a limit); especially, to cross boundaries or exceed norms or conventions.
- That color scheme really oversteps the bounds of good taste.
- For usage examples of this term, see Citations:overstep.
Derived terms
- overstep the mark