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ADJ.
power-political
OVERLEAP + NOUN
constraints
verb
To leap over, to jump over, to cross by jumping.
Nor hedge, nor ditch, nor hill, nor dale she staies, / But overleapes them all, like Robucke light […].
To pass over; to omit, leave out.
It should be noted that even modest German efforts to overleap the power-political constraints on imperial expansion met with sturdy resistance from the established world powers.
To make too much effort in leaping; to leap too far.
I overleapt myself and stumbled.
Nor hedge, nor ditch, nor hill, nor dale she staies, / But overleapes them all, like Robucke light […].
WiktionaryIt should be noted that even modest German efforts to overleap the power-political constraints on imperial expansion met with sturdy resistance from the established world powers.
WiktionaryI overleapt myself and stumbled.
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In some senses, overleap is marked as dated. Watch for register when choosing this word.