overpeer
Etymology
From over- + peer.
overpeer means to peer over; to overlook. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.
verb
- To peer over; to overlook.“[…] the English, in the suburbs close intrench’d,
Wont, through a secret grate of iron bars
In yonder tower, to overpeer the city,
And thence discover how with most advantage
They may vex us with shot, or with assault.”
- To rise above.“The ocean, overpeering of his list,
Eats not the flats with more impetuous haste
Than Young Laertes, in a riotous head,
O’erbears Your offices.”