Ō/ver-tŏp’, v. t.

v. t. [imp. & p. p. OVERTOPPED (ō/ver-tŏpt’); p. pr. & vb. n. OVERTOPPING.]

1. To rise above the top of. “To o’ertop old Pelion.” Shak.
2. To go beyond; to transcend; to surpass; to excel. Wisdom Overtopping woman’s power. Shak.
3. To go beyond; to transgress; to disregard. If kings presume to overtop the law by which they reign, ... they are by law to be reduced to order. Milton.
4. To make of less importance by superior excellence; to obscure. Swift.