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transcend
[ tran-send ]
/ trĂŠnËsÉnd /
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verb (used with object)
to rise above or go beyond; overpass; exceed: to transcend the limits of thought; kindness transcends courtesy.
to outdo or exceed in excellence, elevation, extent, degree, etc.; surpass; excel.
Theology. (of the Deity) to be above and independent of (the universe, time, etc.).
verb (used without object)
to be transcendent or superior; excel: His competitiveness made him want to transcend.
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Origin of transcend
1300â50; Middle English <Latin trÄnscendere to surmount, equivalent to trÄns-trans- + -scendere, combining form of scandere to climb
OTHER WORDS FROM transcend
tran·scend·ing·ly, adverbun·tran·scend·ed, adjectiveWords nearby transcend
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British Dictionary definitions for transcend
transcend
/ (trĂŠnËsÉnd) /
verb
to go above or beyond (a limit, expectation, etc), as in degree or excellence
(tr) to be superior to
philosophy theol (esp of the Deity) to exist beyond (the material world)
Derived forms of transcend
transcendingly, adverbWord Origin for transcend
C14: from Latin trÄnscendere to climb over, from trans- + scandere to climb
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