overtop (v.) Old form(s): ore-top , Ore-topping
excel, surpass, go beyond the (normal) level of
H8 II.iv.88[Wolsey to and of Queen Katherine] who ever yet / Have ... displayed th'effects / Of disposition gentle and of wisdom / O'ertopping woman's power
TC III.iii.164[Ulysses to Achilles, of others] what they do in present, / Though less than yours in past, must o'ertop yours
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