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overreach

verb

/ˌoʊvərˈriːtʃ/

Meaning

to go beyond what is proper, acceptable, or achievable; to overextend

The politician overreached by making promises he couldn't keep.

overreach oneself

exceed, overextend, overdo, transgress, surpass

limit, restrain, underdo

political overreach, overreach of power, overreach oneself, corporate overreach

to think or talk about the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence

to recognize or establish what something or someone is

to be obligated to pay or give something to someone

To combine (a number of things) into a single more effective or coherent whole, to strengthen or mak...

to separate into parts; to split or break apart

To completely remove or get rid of something.