verb
- past participle of overstride; to stride over or across something with excessively long steps
- to go beyond or exceed proper bounds; to overstep
Usage: rare; literary
Usage: archaic; figurative
Examples
- The tall athlete overstridden the hurdles with ease.
- He overstridden the boundaries of acceptable behavior.
- She overstridden her authority in making that decision.
- The horse overstridden the fence in a single leap.
- They overstridden the limits of the agreement.