sŭper-grĕdĭor

I. v. dep. a. and n. gradior, to step, walk, or go over (post-Aug.).

I. Lit.: limen, Col. 7, 9, 13; Plin. 32, 10, 46, § 133: capram alteram decubuisse atque ita alteram proculcatae supergressam, Plin. 8, 50, 76, § 201.—

II. Trop., to pass over, get over, surmount; to surpass, exceed, excel: aetatis suae feminas pulchritudine, Tac. A. 13, 45: omnem laudem supergressa, Quint. 6, prooem. § 8: claritatem parentum animi magnitudine, Just. 42, 2, 3: alicujus res gestas, id. 44, 5: crudele praeceptum, supergressum omnia diritatis exempla, Amm. 28, 1, 25. —

B. To live through, survive a period of time: sexagin ta annos, Sen. Suas. 6, 6.—

C. To be superior to, elevated above: necessitates, Sen. Ep. 32, 5.?*! *

a. Act. collat. form sŭpergrĕ-dĭo, dĕre, to go over, pass: duodecimum aetatis annum supergresserat, App. M. 10, p. 238, 34 (dub.).— *

b. sŭpergressus, a, um, in pass. signif., Pall. Nov. 4, 2.