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Definition of Outstep
1. v. t. To exceed in stepping.
Definition of Outstep
1. Verb. (transitive) To step or go beyond; exceed; overstep. ¹
2. Conjunction. (alternative form of outcept) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Outstep
1. to step beyond [v OUTSTEPPED, OUTSTEPPING, OUTSTEPS]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Outstep
Literary usage of Outstep
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Fortunes of Nigel by Walter Scott (1878)
"By my word, my lord duke," replied the Earl, " it is easy for anyone to outstep
boundaries of the existence of which he was not aware. ..."
2. Brief Memoirs of the Late Right Reverend John Thomas James, D.D., Lord by Edward James (1830)
"... who was bound to me by more than the ordinary ties of fraternal affection,
will have induced me to outstep my province, if I notice very shortly two ..."
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