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Word: Transgress
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
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’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
trɑːnzˈɡrɛs
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
tranzˈɡrɛs
Dialects: British English
Definition:
go beyond the limits of (what is morally, socially, or legally acceptable)
Short Definition:go beyond limits of
Examples:- she had transgressed an unwritten social law
Definition:
(of the sea) spread over (an area of land)
Short Definition:(of sea) spread over
Examples:- each continent has been transgressed by continental seas
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