outstep

verb

outstep

verb

Etymology From out- + step.

1

To step or go beyond; exceed; overstep.

“We cannot suppose,” said Emma, smiling, “that Mr. Elton would hesitate to assure you of there being a very musical society in Highbury; and I hope you will not find he has outstepped the truth more than may be pardoned, in consideration of the motive.”1815, Jane Austen, Emma, volume II, chapter 14:

Synonyms: overgo, surpass, transcend

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