Overraught

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Overreach \O`ver*reach"\ ([=o]`v[~e]r*r[=e]ch"), v. t. [imp. &
     p. p. {Overreached}, ({Overraught}, obs.); p. pr. & vb. n.
     {Overreaching}.]
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     1. To reach above or beyond in any direction.
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     2. To deceive, or get the better of, by artifice or cunning;
        to outwit; to cheat. --Shak.
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     3. To defeat one's own purpose by trying to do too much or by
        trying too hard or with excessive eagerness; -- used
        reflexively; as, the candidate overreached himself by
        trying to plant false rumors, which backfired/
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