transcend

[ tran-send ]

/ trænˈsɛnd /

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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.

Nearby words

transcarboxylase, transcaucasia, transcaucasian, transceiver, transcellular fluid, transcend, transcendence, transcendent, transcendental, transcendental aesthetic, transcendental analytic

Origin of transcend

1300–50; Middle English < Latin trānscendere to surmount, equivalent to trāns- trans- + -scendere, combining form of scandere to climb

SYNONYMS FOR transcend

2 outstrip.

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Related formstran·scend·ing·ly, adverbun·tran·scend·ed, adjective

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Examples from the Web for transcend

Republicans have a rare opportunity to implement policies that are truly compassionate and transcend toxic identity politics.
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So when they get the technique to transcend, this huge pressure gets released.
David Lynch on Transcendental Meditation, ‘Twin Peaks,’ and Collaborating With Kanye West|Marlow Stern|October 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The work “symbolizes the human urge to transcend and progress.”
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The creative solution is how we actually transform and transcend our limitations.
On Transhumanism and Why Technology Is Our Silicon Nervous System|Jason Silva|April 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Rand Paul delivered a speech that may yet transcend party and generation.
Demographics Or Destiny in 2016|Lloyd Green|March 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
How otherwise should this carver feel himself entitled to transcend all rules, and make me ashamed of quoting them?
Little Masterpieces|Nathaniel Hawthorne
It may transcend all idol forms, and make all worship spiritual.
Abraham Lincoln's Cardinal Traits;|Clark S. Beardslee
In their sore distress men and women have implored for and obtained consolations which transcend all ordinary experience.
The English Church in the Eighteenth Century|Charles J. Abbey and John H. Overton
The bible denies to man the privilege to transcend the ideals of the past, or to be better than his Asiatic gods.
The Bible Unveiled|M. M. Mangasarian
In this branch, hours of work are unlimited; when the season is on, they transcend imagination.
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British Dictionary definitions for transcend

transcend

/ (trænˈsɛnd) /

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 Formstranscendingly, adverb

Word Origin for transcend

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

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transcend

verb (used with object)

verb (used without object)

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