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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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O`ver*pass", v. i. To pass over, away, or off.
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o"ver*pass` (?), n. A road or other pathway which passes over another road, railroad, or other path; as, he stopped on the street under the railroad overpass.
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