What does "overtop" mean?
Overtop: To go beyond; to transcend; to transgress. If kings presume to overtop the law by which they reign, . . . they are by law to be reduced into order. Milton.
Additional senses
- 2.To make of less importance, or throw into the background, by superior excellence; to dwarf; to obscure. Becon.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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