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transgress

Pronunciation: /tranzˈgrɛs, trɑːnz-, -ns-/

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Definition of transgress

verb

[with object]

1go beyond the limits of (what is morally, socially, or legally acceptable):she had transgressed an unwritten social law

2 Geology (of the sea) spread over (an area of land): each continent has been transgressed by continental seas

Derivatives

transgressor

Origin:

late 15th century (earlier (late Middle English) as transgression): from Old French transgresser or Latin transgress- 'stepped across', from the verb transgredi, from trans- 'across' + gradi 'go'