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Verb: bridge over  brij ow-vu(r)
  1. Connect or reduce the distance between
    "We need to bridge over our differences and work together";
    - bridge
     
  2. Suffice for a period between two points
    "We need something to bridge over the gap in funding";
    - tide over, keep going

Derived forms: bridged over, bridges over, bridging over

Type of: answer, connect, do, link, link up, serve, suffice, tie