Transgress
1Transgress — Trans*gress , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Transgressed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Transgressing}.] [Cf. F. transgresser. See {Transgression}.] 1. To pass over or beyond; to surpass. [R.] [1913 Webster] Surpassing common faith, transgressing nature s law. Dryden …
2transgress — trans·gress /tranz gres, trans / vt 1: to go beyond limits set or prescribed by: violate 2: to pass beyond or go over (a limit or boundary) vi 1: to violate a law 2 …
3Transgress — Trans*gress , v. i. To offend against the law; to sin. [1913 Webster] Who transgressed in the thing accursed. I Chron. ii. 7. [1913 Webster] …
4transgress — (v.) late 15c., from M.Fr. transgresser (14c.), from L. transgressus, pp. of transgredi to step across (see TRANSGRESSION (Cf. transgression)). Related: Transgressed; transgressing …
5transgress — ► VERB ▪ go beyond the limits set by (a moral principle, standard, law, etc.). DERIVATIVES transgression noun transgressive adjective transgressor noun. ORIGIN Latin transgredi step across …
6transgress — [trans gres′, tranzgres′] vt. [Fr transgresser < L transgressus, pp. of transgredi, to step over, pass over < trans , TRANS + gradi, to step, walk: see GRADE] 1. to overstep or break (a law, commandment, etc.) 2. to go beyond (a limit,… …
7transgress — transgressive, adj. transgressively, adv. transgressor, n. /trans gres , tranz / v.i. 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 bounds of prudence …
8transgress — v. (formal) (D; intr.) to transgress against * * * [trænz gres] (formal) (D; intr.) to transgress against …
9transgress — UK [trænzˈɡres] / US verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms transgress : present tense I/you/we/they transgress he/she/it transgresses present participle transgressing past tense transgressed past participle transgressed formal to do something …
10transgress — /trænzˈgrɛs / (say tranz gres) verb (t) 1. to pass over or go beyond (a limit, etc.): to transgress the bounds of prudence. 2. to go beyond the limits imposed by (a law, command, etc.); violate; infringe; break. –phrase 3. transgress against, to… …
11transgress — verb Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French transgresser, from Latin transgressus, past participle of transgredi to step beyond or across, from trans + gradi to step more at grade Date: 15th century intransitive verb 1. to violate a… …
12transgress — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. sin, offend, do wrong, overstep, rebel, disobey, infringe, take the law into one s own hands, break the law, entrench on, encroach upon, write one s own ticket*, fly in the face of the law*. II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus)… …
13transgress — trans|gress [trænzˈgres US træns ] v [I and T] formal [Date: 1400 1500; : French; Origin: transgresser, from Latin, past participle of transgredi to step beyond , from gredi to step ] to do something that is against the rules of social behaviour… …
14transgress — verb 1》 go beyond the limits set by (a moral principle, standard, law, etc.). 2》 Geology (of the sea) spread over (an area of land). Derivatives transgression noun transgressive adjective transgressor noun Origin C15 (earlier (ME) as… …
15transgress — verb 1) if they transgress, the punishment is harsh Syn: misbehave, behave badly, break the law, err, fall from grace, stray from the straight and narrow, sin, do wrong, go astray; archaic trespass 2) she had transgressed an unwritten social law… …
16transgress — v 1. pass over, overpass, overstep, go beyond, exceed; intrude, encroach, trespass, invade. 2. break, infringe, breach, infract, commit a breach or an infraction, violate, disobey, defy, contravene; ignore, disregard, neglect, disdain, scorn;… …
17transgress — trans•gress [[t]trænsˈgrɛs, trænz [/t]] v. i. 1) to violate a law, command, moral code, etc.; offend; sin 2) to pass over or go beyond (a limit, boundary, etc.): to transgress the bounds of prudence[/ex] 3) to go beyond the limits imposed by (a… …
18transgress — v.tr. (also absol.) 1 go beyond the bounds or limits set by (a commandment, law, etc.); violate; infringe. 2 Geol. (of the sea) to spread over (the land). Derivatives: transgression n. transgressive adj. transgressor n. Etymology: F transgresser… …
19transgress — verb a) To exceed or overstep some limit or boundary. b) To act in violation of some law. See Also: transgression, transgressive …
20transgress — Synonyms and related words: advance upon, breach, breach the law, break, break bounds, break the law, care naught for, circumvent the law, commit a crime, commit sin, contravene, defy, disobey, disobey the law, disregard, disregard the law, do… …
