overarch
Curve above something
To overarch is to form an arch over something, spanning it from above: Ancient oaks overarched the path.
The more common use is figurative—an overarching theme, principle, or goal encompasses or unifies everything beneath it: The overarching message of the campaign was unity.
The participle overarching appears far more often than the base verb.
span
Distance between endpoints
include · unify · integrate · connect · comprehend · contain · incorporate · umbrella · blanket · transcend
govern
Exercise political control
- predominateBe the main element
- overshadowDominate by comparison
- prevailTo succeed ultimately
reign · preside · tower · loom · command · control · influence · guide · direct · shape
structural relationship
overarchfall under
Be categorized within
underlie · undergird · subserve · detail · particularize