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- Dictionarytransgress/trɑːnzˈɡrɛs/
verb
- 1. go beyond the limits of (what is morally, socially, or legally acceptable): "she had transgressed an unwritten social law" Similar Opposite
- 2. (of the sea) spread over (an area of land): "each continent has been transgressed by continental seas"
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Dec 1, 2012 · The meaning of TRANSGRESS is to violate a command or law : sin. How to use transgress in a sentence.
verb [ I or T ] formal uk / trænzˈɡres / us / trænzˈɡres / Add to word list. to break a law or moral rule: Those are the rules, and anyone who transgresses will be severely punished. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Obeying & breaking the law. abide by something. adhere to something. afoul. bac. buck. commission. comply. contravene.
If someone transgresses, they break a moral law or a rule of behaviour. If a politician transgresses, that is not the fault of the media. [VERB] ...a monk who had transgressed against the law of celibacy.
to break a law or moral rule: Those are the rules, and anyone who transgresses will be severely punished. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Obeying & breaking the law. abide by something. adhere to something. afoul. bac. buck. commission. comply. contravene. derogation. disobey. enforcer. fall foul of something idiom. go by the book.
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 the bounds of prudence. 3. to go beyond the limits imposed by (a law, command, etc.); violate; infringe.
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. Transgress sounds like and means nearly the same thing as trespass. When you transgress a rule, you're breaking it.
Definition of transgress verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Transgress definition: to violate a law, command, moral code, etc.; offend; sin. . See examples of TRANSGRESS used in a sentence.
Transgress definition: To go beyond or over (a limit or boundary); exceed or overstep.
TRANSGRESS definition: to do something that is against a law or rule. Learn more.
