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transgress

[ trans-gres, tranz- ]

verb (used without object)

  1. to violate a law, command, moral code, etc.; offend; sin.

    Synonyms: ,



verb (used with object)

  1. to pass over or go beyond (a limit, boundary, etc.):

    to transgress bounds of prudence.

  2. to go beyond the limits imposed by (a law, command, etc.); violate; infringe:

    to transgress the will of God.

    Synonyms: ,

    Antonyms:

transgress

/ ٰæԳˈɡɛ /

verb

  1. to break (a law, rule, etc)
  2. to go beyond or overstep (a limit)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ٰԲˈǰ, noun
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ٰԲ·· adjective
  • ٰԲ···ly adverb
  • ٰԲ··ǰ noun
  • non·ٰԲ·· adjective
  • non·ٰԲ···ly adverb
  • ܲ·ٰԲ· adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of transgress1

First recorded in 1520–30; from Latin ٰԲܲ (past participle of ٰԲī “to step across”), equivalent to ٰԲ- trans- + -gred- (combining form of ī “to step”; grade ) + -tus past participle suffix, with dt becoming ss
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of transgress1

C16: from Latin ٰԲī , from trans- + ī to step
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It matters less to me that we transgress, that we fall back or fall prey to our lesser angels.

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Battle lines are drawn and immediately transgressed in a play that takes farce out of the bedroom and into administrative corridors and cubicles.

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"We don't allow anyone to transgress on our land," he said.

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As the leader, Verstappen always had the advantage, but the destiny of the race was up in the air until Norris was judged to have transgressed in failing to slow for a yellow caution flag.

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It does its best to misbehave, transgressing between the real and the imaginary, between emotions dangerously raw and overcooked, breaking boundaries between what we call classical music and what we don’t.

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