overgo
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
overgo: not valid in Scrabble (US) TWL Dictionaryovergo: not valid in Scrabble (MW) Merriam-Webster Dictionary
overgo: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary