I.to bear or carry over a place, ὑπ. τὸν ἰσθμὸν τὰς ναῦς Thuc.:—Pass., [αἱ ναῦς] αἱ ὑπερενεχθεῖσαι τὸν ἰσθμόν id=Thuc.
II.intr. to rise above, to surpass, excel, have the advantage over, τινός τινι one in a thing, Hdt., Ar.; also c. acc. pro gen., ὑπερφέρεις τόλμῃ τόλμαν Eur.: absol. to excel, have preeminence, Hdt., Soph.