Pronunciations (2)
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/tɹænzˈɡɹɛs/
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tɹænzˈɡɹɛs
Verb
To exceed or overstep some limit or boundary.
Usage- Transitive
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surpassing common faith, transgressing nature's law
They sometimes transgressed colonial boundaries, forming border communities with Native Americans and escaped black slaves.
To act in violation of some law.
Usage- Transitive
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For man will hearken to his glozing lies, And easily transgress the sole command.
There were some young men who transgressed the ḥerem and danced with foreign women [i.e. non-relatives] and forbidden women.
To commit an offense; to sin.
Usage- Intransitive
- construed with against
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Why give you peace to this untemperate beast That hath so long transgressed you?
To spread over land along a shoreline; to inundate.
Usage- Intransitive
- of the sea
Verb
act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises
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offend all laws of humanity
violate the basic laws or human civilization
More examples (2)
break a law
break a promise
spread over land, especially along a subsiding shoreline
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The sea transgresses along the West coast of the island
commit a sin; violate a law of God or a moral law
pass beyond (limits or boundaries)
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