What does "transgressed" mean?

simple past and past participle of transgress

What is a synonym for "transgressed"?

Common synonyms include: breach, breached, broken, defy, disobey, disobeyed.

Transgressed

verb

verb ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

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Verb

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simple past and past participle of transgress form-of, participle, past

Synonyms

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breach breached broken defy disobey disobeyed

Antonyms

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adhere compliant comply conform

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""O Thou, whose nod and awful bolts attest / o'er Gods and men thine everlasting reign, / wherein hath my AEneas so transgressed, / wherein his Trojans, thus to mourn their slain, / barred from the world, lest Italy they gain?""

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