transcend

[ tran-send ]
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verb (used with object)
  1. to rise above or go beyond; overpass; exceed: to transcend the limits of thought; kindness transcends courtesy.

  2. to outdo or exceed in excellence, elevation, extent, degree, etc.; surpass; excel.

  1. Theology. (of the Deity) to be above and independent of (the universe, time, etc.).

verb (used without object)
  1. to be transcendent or superior; excel: His competitiveness made him want to transcend.

Origin of transcend

1
First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English, from Latin trānscendere “to surmount,” from trāns- trans- + -scendere (combining form of scandere “to climb”)

Other words for transcend

Other words from transcend

  • tran·scend·ing·ly, adverb
  • un·tran·scend·ed, adjective

Words Nearby transcend

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How to use transcend in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for transcend

transcend

/ (trænˈsɛnd) /


verb
  1. to go above or beyond (a limit, expectation, etc), as in degree or excellence

  2. (tr) to be superior to

  1. philosophy theol (esp of the Deity) to exist beyond (the material world)

Origin of transcend

1
C14: from Latin trānscendere to climb over, from trans- + scandere to climb

Derived forms of transcend

  • transcendingly, adverb

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