overgo

Meanings

Plural: overgoes

Verb

To cross, go over (a barrier etc.); to surmount.
To pass (a figurative barrier); to transgress.
To pass by, pass away; often, to go unnoticed.
To spread across (something); to overrun.
To go over, move over the top of, travel across the surface of; to traverse, travel through.
To go beyond; to exceed, surpass.
To get the better of; to overcome, overpower.
To overtake, go faster than.
To cover.

Noun

A sequence of overlapping oligonucleotides, used to design hybridization.

Origin / Etymology

From 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- + go. Cognate with Dutch overgaan, German übergehen, Swedish övergå.

Synonyms

bespread, better, cross, defeat, exceed, excel, forhale, go by, infest, lap, outstep, outstrip, overcome, overhaul, overspread, overwhelm, pass by, pass over, superate, transcend, transgress

Scrabble Score: 10

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Words With Friends Score: 0

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