Overshoot
Overshoot verb - To go beyond the limit of.
Usage example: don't worry if you overshoot the length requirement by three pages
Overstep
Overstep verb - To go beyond the limit of.
Usage example: the principal overstepped her authority in ordering everyone to remain in the unheated school
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Nearby Word: overstepping
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