overgo
2 synonyms for overgo, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Verb — To pass over or cross something such as a barrier, or to overcome it.
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Came into English via Middle English overgon, from Old English ofergān (“to pass over, beyond, across, traverse, cross, transgress, overstep, overrun, overcome, overspread, conquer, come upon, overtake, seize, attack, pass off, pass away, end, overreach”), equivalent to over- plus go. It is cognate with Dutch overgaan,...
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