__ the Mark, to Exceed a Previously Set Boundary

This page is the CodyCross answer for the clue below from Home Sweet Home, Group 635, Puzzle 2 (Extension Cords).

Question is: __ the Mark, to Exceed a Previously Set Boundary

and the answer is: OVERSTEP

Word Meaning:

OVERSTEP — (transitive) To go too far beyond (a limit); especially, to cross boundaries or exceed norms or conventions.

Definitions from Wiktionary.