overstep

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You may have also seen Ilana’s writing on our Guest Blog about a month ago – When Does a Medical Student Overstep Her Boundaries?.

From Scientific American • Feb. 16, 2012

Overstep Sirs: Don't bear down on the "formula" idea so hard.

From Time Magazine Archive

Overstep it not, neither repeat that which any man, be he prince or peasant, saith in opening the heart; it is abhorrent to the soul.

From The Instruction of Ptah-Hotep and the Instruction of Ke'Gemni The Oldest Books in the World by Ptahhotep

Overstep, ō-vėr-step′, v.t. to step beyond: to exceed.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various

Overstep not the bounds of moderation, and deal justly with them that serve thee....

From The Promised Day Is Come by Shoghi Effendi