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transgress
[ trans-gres, tranz- ]
verb (used without object)
verb (used with object)
- to pass over or go beyond (a limit, boundary, etc.):
to transgress bounds of prudence.
to transgress the will of God.
Synonyms: disobey, contravene
Antonyms: obey
transgress
/ trænzˈɡrɛs /
verb
- to break (a law, rule, etc)
- to go beyond or overstep (a limit)
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Derived Forms
- transˈgressor, noun
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Other Words From
- trans·gres·sive adjective
- trans·gres·sive·ly adverb
- trans·gres·sor noun
- non·trans·gres·sive adjective
- non·trans·gres·sive·ly adverb
- un·trans·gressed adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of transgress1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of transgress1
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Example Sentences
But does he transgress defining ideological litmus tests and potentially put himself beyond the pale of party acceptability?
How dare she transgress against the sacred appeal of extreme physical and mental pain?
For I know that transgressing thou wilt transgress, and I have called thee a transgressor from the womb.
For of old time I have broken thy yoke, and burst thy bands; and thou saidst, I will not transgress.
They will observe human laws punctiliously, but the laws of God they transgress without the flicker of an eyelid.
It is only the few who transgress; and thus many absurdities are never or very rarely dragged into the light of a "decision."
But one day finding himself near it, the temptation to transgress was irresistible.
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