transgress

trans·gress  (trns-grs, trnz-)

v. trans·gressed, trans·gress·ing, trans·gress·es

v.tr.

1. To go beyond or over (a limit or boundary); exceed or overstep: "to make sure that her characters didn't transgress the parameters of ordinariness" (Ron Rosenbaum).

2. To act in violation of (the law, for example).

v.intr.

1. To commit an offense by violating a law or command; sin.

2. To spread over land, especially over the land along a subsiding shoreline. Used of the sea.

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[Middle English transgressen, from Old French transgresser, from Latin trnsgred, trnsgress-, to step across : trns-, trans- + grad, to go; see ghredh- in Indo-European roots.]

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trans·gressi·ble adj.

trans·gressive adj.

trans·gressive·ly adv.

trans·gressor n.

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transgress [trænzˈgrɛs]

vb

1. (Law) to break (a law, rule, etc.)

2. to go beyond or overstep (a limit)

[from Latin transgredī, from trans- + gradī to step]

transgressively  adv

transgressor  n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	transgress - act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises; "offend all laws of humanity"; "violate the basic laws or human civilization"; "break a law"; "break a promise" breach, infract, offend, violate, go against, break disrespect - show a lack of respect for sin, transgress, trespass - commit a sin; violate a law of God or a moral law blunder, boob, drop the ball, goof, sin - commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake; "I blundered during the job interview" contravene, infringe, run afoul, conflict - go against, as of rules and laws; "He ran afoul of the law"; "This behavior conflicts with our rules" trespass - break the law trespass, intrude - enter unlawfully on someone's property; "Don't trespass on my land!"
	2.	transgress - spread over land, especially along a subsiding shoreline; "The sea transgresses along the West coast of the island" overspread, spread - spread across or over; "A big oil spot spread across the water"
	3.	transgress - commit a sin; violate a law of God or a moral law sin, trespass fall - yield to temptation or sin; "Adam and Eve fell" breach, infract, transgress, violate, go against, offend, break - act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises; "offend all laws of humanity"; "violate the basic laws or human civilization"; "break a law"; "break a promise"
	4.	transgress - pass beyond (limits or boundaries)   overstep, trespass go across, pass, go through - go across or through; "We passed the point where the police car had parked"; "A terrible thought went through his mind"

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transgress

verb (Formal)

1. misbehave, sin, offend, break the law, err, lapse, fall from grace, go astray, be out of order, do or go wrong If a politician transgresses, it is his own fault.

2. go beyond, exceed, infringe, overstep, break, defy, violate, trespass, contravene, disobey, encroach upon He had transgressed the boundaries of good taste.

Translations

transgress [trænsˈgres]

A. VT

1. (= go beyond) → traspasar

2. (= violate) → violar, infringir

3. (= sin against) → pecar contra

B. VI → pecar, cometer una transgresión

transgress [trænzˈgrɛs] vt [+ norms, rules] → transgresser

transgress

vt standards → verstoßen gegen, verletzen; law also → überschreiten

vi → sündigen; to transgress against the Lord → gegen Gottes Gebote sündigen or verstoßen

transgress [trænsˈgrɛs] (frm)

1. vi (sin) → peccare

2. vt (violate, moral law) → infrangere, trasgredire