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verb
- 1. go beyond the limits of (what is morally, socially, or legally acceptable): "she had transgressed an unwritten social law" Similar Opposite
- 2. (of the sea) spread over (an area of land): "each continent has been transgressed by continental seas"
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The meaning of TRANSGRESS is to violate a command or law : sin. How to use transgress in a sentence.
to break a law or moral rule: Those are the rules, and anyone who transgresses will be severely punished. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Obeying & breaking the law. abide by something phrasal verb. adhere to something phrasal verb. afoul. bac. buck. comply. contravene. derogate. derogation. disobey. enforcer.
to break a law or moral rule: Those are the rules, and anyone who transgresses will be severely punished. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Obeying & breaking the law. abide by something phrasal verb. adhere to something phrasal verb. afoul. bac. buck. comply. contravene. derogate. derogation. disobey. enforcer.
When you go beyond the boundaries, either physically or morally, you transgress. A river will transgress its banks as it floods, and students who cheat transgress school rules.
If someone transgresses, they break a moral law or a rule of behaviour. If a politician transgresses, that is not the fault of the media. [VERB] ...a monk who had transgressed against the law of celibacy.
to go beyond the limit of what is morally or legally acceptable. transgress something They had transgressed the bounds of decency. transgress (against somebody/something) to transgress against God/your neighbour/natural law. We will punish any who transgress.
1. to violate a law, command, moral code, etc.; offend; sin. v.t. 2. to pass over or go beyond (a limit, boundary, etc.): to transgress the bounds of prudence. 3. to go beyond the limits imposed by (a law, command, etc.); violate; infringe.
What does the verb transgress mean? There are six meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb transgress, two of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. transgress has developed meanings and uses in subjects including. law (early 1500s) physical geography (1900s) geology (1900s) Entry status.
Transgress definition: To go beyond or over (a limit or boundary); exceed or overstep.
Definition of transgress verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
