overgang
/ˌəʊvəˈɡaŋ/Now Scottish
verb
[with object] To overpower, conquer, get the better of, trample upon.
Origin
Old English (in an earlier sense). Cognate with or formed similarly to Old High German ubargangan, Old Swedish ivirganga, Gothic ufargaggan from the Germanic base of over- + the Germanic base of gang.