ultracrepidate.
to venture beyond one's competence or purview
Meaning & usage
to venture beyond one's competence or purview
The new editor has a lot to learn and should be anxious not to ultracrepidate.
Where this word comes from
From the Latin phrase ultra crepidam ("beyond the sandal"). An allusion to the response of the Greek painter Apelles to a cobbler's criticism, as recorded by Pliny the Elder.
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