outstep
English
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Verb
[edit]outstep (third-person singular simple present outsteps, present participle outstepping, simple past and past participle outstepped)
- (transitive) To step or go beyond; exceed; overstep.
- 1815, Jane Austen, Emma, volume II, chapter 14:
- “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.”
Synonyms
[edit]- overgo, surpass, transcend; see also Thesaurus:transcend
Etymology 2
[edit]Conjunction
[edit]outstep
- Alternative form of outcept