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overpassed |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Overpass \O`ver*pass"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Overpassed}; p. pr & vb n. {Overpassing}.] [Cf. {Surpass}.] 1. To go over or beyond; to cross; as to overpass a river; to overpass limits. 2. To pass over to omit; to overlook; to disregard. All the beauties of the East He slightly viewed and slightly overpassed. --Milton. 3. To surpass; to excel. [R.] --R. Browning.
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