Transgress
/tɹænzˈɡɹɛs/ verb
verb ·Moderate ·High school level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To exceed or overstep some limit or boundary. transitive
"surpassing common faith, transgressing nature's law"
- 2 pass beyond (limits or boundaries) wordnet
- 3 To act in violation of some law. transitive
"For man will hearken to his glozing lies, And easily transgress the sole command."
- 4 commit a sin; violate a law of God or a moral law wordnet
- 5 To commit an offense; to sin. intransitive
"Why give you peace to this untemperate beast That hath so long transgressed you?"
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- 6 act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises wordnet
- 7 To spread over land along a shoreline; to inundate. intransitive
- 8 spread over land, especially along a subsiding shoreline wordnet
Example
More examples"You think you can transgress the law?"
Etymology
From Middle English transgressen, from Old French transgresser and Latin transgressus, past participle of transgredior.