sŭper-fĕro, ferre, v. a.
I To carry over or beyond , to place or put over (postAug.): pedem parturienti, Plin. 28, 8, 27, § 103. — Pass. , to go , ride , fly , swim , etc., over : pisces, Plin. 9, 16, 25, § 58; App. de Mundo fin. ; Tert. Bapt. 4; Mart. Cap. 8, § 882. —
II To carry over or beyond the time : periclitari partus, si superferatur, Plin. 32, 10, 46, § 133. —
B To raise high , carry over the head : aurum, Plin. 33, 4, 25, § 84.
IV —Hence, sŭperlātus , a, um, P. a., extravagant , excessive , exaggerated : verba (with translata), Cic. Part. Or. 15, 53; Quint. 8, 3, 43.