Baretti: A dictionary of the English and Italian languages
Soverchiá-re, v. n.
1. to excel, go beyond, exceed;2. to overflow; 3. to dive, sink into; 4. to overset; 5. to be overbearing, arbitrary, despotic, unjust; 6. to crumble, tumble down;v. a. 1. to overcome; 2. to cheat, impose upon;— la strada, to cross the street; s. m. Soverchiá-tóre,f. Soverchiá-tríce; adj. Soverchiá-nte.