oversteps

present tense third-person singular of overstep
as in exceeds
to go beyond the limit of the principal overstepped her authority in ordering everyone to remain in the unheated school

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“Oversteps.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oversteps. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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