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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Overpass \O`ver*pass"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Overpassed}; p. pr.
& vb. n. {Overpassing}.] [Cf. {Surpass}.]
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1. To go over or beyond; to cross; as, to overpass a river;
to overpass limits.
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2. To pass above; -- of roadways and other paths; as, the
highway overpasses the railroad tracks.
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3. To pass over; to omit; to overlook; to disregard.
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All the beauties of the East
He slightly viewed and slightly overpassed.
--Milton.
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4. To surpass; to excel. [R.] --R. Browning.
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