overstep

• POS: Verb (usu participle)
• HYPHEN: o=ver=step

CIDE DICTIONARY

overstep, v. t. [AS. ofersteppan.].

 To step over or beyond; to transgress; as, to overstep the bounds of propriety.  Shak.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

overstep, v.tr. (-stepped, -stepping)
1 pass beyond (a boundary or mark).
2 violate (certain standards of behaviour etc.).

THESAURUS

overstep

abuse a privilege, advance upon, bother, break bounds, encroach, encroach upon, exaggerate, exceed, go beyond, go too far, impose on, impose upon, inconvenience, infringe, intrude, invade, irrupt, know no bounds, make an inroad, make free with, obtrude upon, outstep, overdo, overgo, overjump, overleap, overpass, overreach, overrun, overshoot, overshoot the field, overshoot the mark, overstep the bounds, overstride, pass, presume on, presume upon, superabound, surpass, take a liberty, take liberties, transcend, transgress, trespass, trouble, usurp

ROGET THESAURUS

overstep

Transcursion

VB transgress, surpass, pass, go beyond, go by, show in front, come to the front, shoot ahead of, steal a march upon, steal a gain upon, overstep, overpass, overreach, overgo, override, overleap, overjump, overskip, overlap, overshoot the mark, outstrip, outleap, outjump, outgo, outstep, outrun, outride, outrival, outdo, beat, beat hollow, distance, leave in the lurch, leave in the rear, throw into the shade, exceed, transcend, surmount, soar, encroach, trespass, infringe, trench upon, entrench on, intrench on, strain, stretch a point, strain a point, cross the Rubicon.