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   transgress

   /trɑːnzˈɡrɛs/

   verb

   • 1. go beyond the limits of (what is morally, socially, or legally acceptable): "she had transgressed an unwritten social law" Similar misbehavebehave badlybreak the lawerrlapsecommit an offencefall from gracestray from the straight and narrowsindegeneratedo wronggo astrayinformal:slip upbe out of orderarchaic:trespassdisobeydefyinfringebreachcontraveneviolatebreakfloutinfractcommit a breach ofOpposite obey
   • 2. (of the sea) spread over (an area of land): "each continent has been transgressed by continental seas"

   Word Origin late 15th century (earlier (late Middle English) as transgression): from Old French transgresser or Latin transgress- ‘stepped across’, from the verb transgredi, from trans- ‘across’ + gradi ‘go’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. transgressor noun

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › transgressTransgress Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of TRANSGRESS is to violate a command or law : sin. How to use transgress in a sentence.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishTRANSGRESS | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Transgress means to break a law or moral rule. Learn how to use this formal verb with sentences from the Cambridge English Corpus and translations in different languages.

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   Transgress means to break a law or moral rule. Learn how to use this formal verb in sentences, see synonyms and antonyms, and find translations in different languages.

5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › transgressTransgress - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   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.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishTRANSGRESS definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   Transgress means to break a moral law or a rule of behaviour, or to go beyond a limit or boundary. See synonyms, pronunciation, grammar, and usage examples of transgress and related words.

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   Transgress means to break a moral law or a rule of behavior. Learn how to pronounce, conjugate, and use this word in sentences, and see synonyms and translations in different languages.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › transgresstransgress verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   Definition of transgress verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.