Overshoot

v. t. [imp. & p. p. OVERSHOT; p. pr. & vb. n. OVERSHOOTING.]

1. To shoot beyond, as a mark.
2. To pass swiftly over.
3. To cause to become intoxicated. [Colloq.]

Death! Colonel, I knew you were overshot. Chapman. To overshoot one's self, to venture too far; to assert too much.