overgo.
To cross, go over (a barrier etc.); to surmount.
Meaning & usage
To cross, go over (a barrier etc.); to surmount.
To pass (a figurative barrier); to transgress.
To pass by, pass away; often, to go unnoticed.
To spread across (something); to overrun.
To go over, move over the top of, travel across the surface of; to traverse, travel through.
To go beyond; to exceed, surpass.
To get the better of; to overcome, overpower.
To overtake, go faster than.
To cover.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English overgon, from Old English ofergān (“to pass over, beyond, across, traverse, cross, transgress, overstep, overrun, overcome, overspread, conquer, come upon, overtake, seize, attack, pass off, pass away, end, overreach”), equivalent to over- + go. Cognate with Dutch overgaan, German übergehen, Swedish övergå.
A sequence of overlapping oligonucleotides, used to design hybridization.
Where this word comes from
Blend of overlapping + oligonucleotide.
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