What is "overgo"

Overgo \O`ver*go"\, v. t. [imp. Overwent; p. p. Overgone; p. pr. & vb. n. Overgoing.] [AS. oferg[=a]n.]

1. To travel over. [R.]
   --Shak.

2. To exceed; to surpass. [Obs.]
   --Sir P. Sidney.

3. To cover. [Obs.]
   --Chapman.

4. To oppress; to weigh down. [Obs.]
   --Shak.

Etymology 1 vb. 1 (context now rare English) To cross, go over (a barrier etc.); to surmount. (from 8th c.) 2 (context obsolete English) To pass (a figurative barrier); to transgress. (8th-19th c.) 3 (context intransitive now UK dialectal English) To pass by, pass away; often, to go unnoticed. (from 9th c.) 4 To spread across (something); to overrun. (from 10th c.) 5 To go over, move over the top of, travel across the surface of; to traverse, travel through. (from 13th c.) 6 To go beyond; to exceed, surpass. (from 13th c.) 7 To get the better of; to overcome, overpower. (from 13th c.) 8 (context obsolete English) To overtake, go faster than. (15th-17th c.) Etymology 2

n. (context genetics English) A sequence of overlapping oligonucleotides, used to design hybridization.