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ὑπερβάλλω

Pronunciation: /hy.per.bál.lɔː/

“ὑπερβάλλω” is an Ancient Greek word. Its 16 meanings in English:

verb

  1. to throw over or beyond (a mark), to overshoot
  2. to run beyond, overrun
  3. to outstrip or pass
  4. to outdo, surpass, prevail over
  5. to go beyond, exceed
  6. to exceed all bounds, be in excess, be extraordinary
  7. to go on further and further
  8. to pass over, cross (mountains, rivers, etc.), to double (a headland)
  9. to cross over
  10. to run over, overflow (of water)
  11. to be at the highest point (of the sun)
  12. to outdo, overcome, conquer
  13. to be the conqueror, to win
  14. to overbid, outbid
  15. to put off, postpone
  16. to delay, linger

Etymology

From ὑπερ- (huper-) + βάλλω (bállō).

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