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Overtop \O`ver*top"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Overtopped; p. pr. &
vb. n. Overtopping.]

1. To rise above the top of; to exceed in height; to tower
above. "To o'ertop old Pelion." --Shak.
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2. To go beyond; to transcend; to transgress.
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If kings presume to overtop the law by which they
reign, . . . they are by law to be reduced into
order. --Milton.
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3. To make of less importance, or throw into the background,
by superior excellence; to dwarf; to obscure. --Becon.
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overtop
v 1: look down on; "The villa dominates the town" [syn:
dominate, command, overlook, overtop]
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overtop

überragen; übertreffen

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