overgo

overgo · verb¹

1. Old English · inherited fromofergān“to pass over, beyond, across, traverse, cross, transgress, overstep, overrun, overcome, overspread, conquer, come upon, overtake, seize, attack, pass off, pass away, end, overreach”
2. Middle English · inherited fromovergon
3. English todayovergo

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.

overgo · noun²

Blend of overlapping + oligonucleotide.

First known use, by meaning

• from 8th c. To cross, go over (a barrier etc.); to surmount.
• 8th–19th c. To pass (a figurative barrier); to transgress.
• from 9th c. To pass by, pass away; often, to go unnoticed.
• from 10th c. To spread across (something); to overrun.
• from 13th c. To go over, move over the top of, travel across the surface of; to traverse, travel through.
• from 13th c. To go beyond; to exceed, surpass.
• from 13th c. To get the better of; to overcome, overpower.
• 15th–17th c. To overtake, go faster than.