transitive. figurative. To pass (a conceptual or moral limit); to transgress. Obsolete.

transitive. To go beyond the bounds or limits prescribed by (a law, command, etc.); to break, violate, infringe, contravene, trespass against.

transitive. To go beyond (a limit, as of what is considered socially acceptable, feasible, etc.); to violate (a rule or standard of behaviour).