| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ transitive verb
Etymology: Middle English overlepen, from Old English oferhlēapan, from ofer, adverb, over + hlēapan to run, jump, leap
1.
a. : to leap over or across
overleaping the bars of caste — Douglas Bush
b. : omit , ignore
perhaps overleaped logic — H.O.Taylor
2. : to cause (oneself) to leap beyond one's mark or aim : defeat (oneself) by leaping too far