transgress

verb

trans·gress tran(t)s-ˈgres How to pronounce transgress (audio)

tranz-

transgressed; transgressing; transgresses

intransitive verb

: to violate a command or law : sin

: to go beyond a boundary or limit

transitive verb

: to go beyond limits set or prescribed by : violate

transgress divine law

: to pass beyond or go over (a limit or boundary)

transgressive

tran(t)s-ˈgre-siv How to pronounce transgress (audio)

tranz-

adjective

transgressor

tran(t)s-ˈgre-sər How to pronounce transgress (audio)

tranz-

noun

Synonyms

err
fall
offend
sin
stray
trespass
wander

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Example Sentences

He who transgresses must seek forgiveness. There are legal consequences for companies that transgress the rules.

Recent Examples on the Web Black Image Center, in a sense, is a way to transgress all of these things.

Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2022 In fact, his impulse toward disobedience created something of a rut for him in the chaotic mid-Nineties under Boris Yeltsin: when everything is permitted, there is nothing to transgress.

Jennifer Wilson, Harper’s Magazine , 25 May 2022 Bad teachers are rarely held accountable, but the public school bureaucracy seems to be less tolerant of teachers who transgress against the Democratic-union establishment.

The Editorial Board, WSJ, 14 Oct. 2021 Revision can be retrospectively kind to artists, especially to those who transgress the societal mores of their day.

Dodie Kazanjian, Vogue, 24 Aug. 2021 Politics, for example, cannot shed light on why employees are willing to transgress and endanger their job security yet may fail to go to the polls and vote.

Caterina Bulgarella, Forbes, 24 June 2021 Nonetheless, to act violently on the basis of such fictions – and to transgress against the humanity of others for nothing at all – is perhaps the most nihilistic act of them all.

Ani Kokobobo, The Conversation, 13 Jan. 2021 Through it all, Chicagoans went to the movies, usually to escape the realities of the day, sometimes to transgress a little or to see what everybody was talking about.

Michael Phillips, chicagotribune.com, 31 Dec. 2020 At times, the legislative or executive branches may transgress the boundaries the people established in the Constitution.

Brian Hagedorn, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 15 Oct. 2020 See More

Word History

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 entry 1

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1

单词	transgressors
释义	transgress verb trans·gress tran(t)s-ˈgres tranz- transgressed; transgressing; transgresses intransitive verb 1 : to violate a command or law : sin 2 : to go beyond a boundary or limit transitive verb 1 : to go beyond limits set or prescribed by : violate transgress divine law 2 : to pass beyond or go over (a limit or boundary) transgressive tran(t)s-ˈgre-siv tranz- adjective transgressor tran(t)s-ˈgre-sər tranz- noun Synonyms err fall offend sin stray trespass wander See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences He who transgresses must seek forgiveness. There are legal consequences for companies that transgress the rules. Recent Examples on the Web Black Image Center, in a sense, is a way to transgress all of these things. Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2022 In fact, his impulse toward disobedience created something of a rut for him in the chaotic mid-Nineties under Boris Yeltsin: when everything is permitted, there is nothing to transgress. Jennifer Wilson, Harper’s Magazine , 25 May 2022 Bad teachers are rarely held accountable, but the public school bureaucracy seems to be less tolerant of teachers who transgress against the Democratic-union establishment. The Editorial Board, WSJ, 14 Oct. 2021 Revision can be retrospectively kind to artists, especially to those who transgress the societal mores of their day. Dodie Kazanjian, Vogue, 24 Aug. 2021 Politics, for example, cannot shed light on why employees are willing to transgress and endanger their job security yet may fail to go to the polls and vote. Caterina Bulgarella, Forbes, 24 June 2021 Nonetheless, to act violently on the basis of such fictions – and to transgress against the humanity of others for nothing at all – is perhaps the most nihilistic act of them all. Ani Kokobobo, The Conversation, 13 Jan. 2021 Through it all, Chicagoans went to the movies, usually to escape the realities of the day, sometimes to transgress a little or to see what everybody was talking about. Michael Phillips, chicagotribune.com, 31 Dec. 2020 At times, the legislative or executive branches may transgress the boundaries the people established in the Constitution. Brian Hagedorn, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 15 Oct. 2020 See More Word History 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 entry 1 First Known Use 15th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1 Legal Definition transgress transitive verb trans·gress tranz-ˈgres, trans- 1 : to go beyond limits set or prescribed by : violate 2 : to pass beyond or go over (a limit or boundary) intransitive verb 1 : to violate a law 2 : to go beyond a boundary or limit transgressors noun plural of transgressor as in offenders Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance offenders criminals lawbreakers wrongdoers sinners reprobates felons villains miscreants misdoers crooks immoralists evildoers malefactors misfeasors corruptors corrupters Antonyms & Near Antonyms saints angels innocents
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transgress

verb

Synonyms

Example Sentences

Word History

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transitive verb

noun