transgress

transgress
Synonyms and related words:
advance upon, breach, breach the law, break, break bounds, break the law, care naught for, circumvent the law, commit a crime, commit sin, contravene, defy, disobey, disobey the law, disregard, disregard the law, do amiss, do violence to, do wrong, encroach, err, exceed, fall from grace, flout, go astray, go beyond, go counter to, go too far, go wrong, ignore, infract, infringe, intrude, invade, irrupt, know no bounds, lapse, make an inroad, misbehave, not conform, not heed, not keep, not listen, not mind, not observe, offend, overstep, overstep the bounds, refuse to cooperate, scoff at, set at defiance, set at naught, set naught by, sin, trample on, trample underfoot, trample upon, trespass, usurp, violate, violate the law

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  • Transgress — Trans*gress , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Transgressed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Transgressing}.] [Cf. F. transgresser. See {Transgression}.] 1. To pass over or beyond; to surpass. [R.] [1913 Webster] Surpassing common faith, transgressing nature s law. Dryden …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • transgress — trans·gress /tranz gres, trans / vt 1: to go beyond limits set or prescribed by: violate 2: to pass beyond or go over (a limit or boundary) vi 1: to violate a law 2 …   Law dictionary

  • Transgress — Trans*gress , v. i. To offend against the law; to sin. [1913 Webster] Who transgressed in the thing accursed. I Chron. ii. 7. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • transgress — (v.) late 15c., from M.Fr. transgresser (14c.), from L. transgressus, pp. of transgredi to step across (see TRANSGRESSION (Cf. transgression)). Related: Transgressed; transgressing …   Etymology dictionary

  • transgress — ► VERB ▪ go beyond the limits set by (a moral principle, standard, law, etc.). DERIVATIVES transgression noun transgressive adjective transgressor noun. ORIGIN Latin transgredi step across …   English terms dictionary

  • transgress — [trans gres′, tranzgres′] vt. [Fr transgresser < L transgressus, pp. of transgredi, to step over, pass over < trans , TRANS + gradi, to step, walk: see GRADE] 1. to overstep or break (a law, commandment, etc.) 2. to go beyond (a limit,… …   English World dictionary

  • transgress — transgressive, adj. transgressively, adv. transgressor, n. /trans gres , tranz / v.i. 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 bounds of prudence …   Universalium

  • transgress — v. (formal) (D; intr.) to transgress against * * * [trænz gres] (formal) (D; intr.) to transgress against …   Combinatory dictionary

  • transgress — UK [trænzˈɡres] / US verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms transgress : present tense I/you/we/they transgress he/she/it transgresses present participle transgressing past tense transgressed past participle transgressed formal to do something …   English dictionary

  • transgress — /trænzˈgrɛs / (say tranz gres) verb (t) 1. to pass over or go beyond (a limit, etc.): to transgress the bounds of prudence. 2. to go beyond the limits imposed by (a law, command, etc.); violate; infringe; break. –phrase 3. transgress against, to… …  

  • transgress — verb Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French transgresser, from Latin transgressus, past participle of transgredi to step beyond or across, from trans + gradi to step more at grade Date: 15th century intransitive verb 1. to violate a… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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