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outstep

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes
US /ˌaʊtˈstɛp/ UK /ˌaʊtˈstɛp/

Meanings

  1. 1
    verb

    to step beyond or exceed a proper limit or boundary

    He warned them not to outstep the bounds of decency.

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Synonyms
1 verb · to step beyond or exceed a... exceedoverstepsurpasstransgressoutpace
Word family
Related forms stepoverstep

Etymology

From out- ('beyond') plus step, on the model of overstep. The out- prefix indicates going past a limit.

ūt Old English steppan Old English
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