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Meaning of 'transgress' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Transgress [ v. i.]
- To offend against the law; to sin.
2 . Transgress [ v. t.]
- To pass over or beyond; to surpass.
- Hence, to overpass, as any prescribed as the /imit of duty; to break or violate, as a law, civil or moral.
- To offend against; to vex.

Meaning of 'transgress' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . transgress [ v]
Meaning (1):
- act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises
Example in sentence:
  • break a law;
  • break a promise;
  • offend all laws of humanity;
  • violate the basic laws or human civilization
Meaning (2):
- spread over land, especially along a subsiding shoreline
Example in sentence:
  • The sea transgresses along the West coast of the island

Nearby Words:

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