transgress

trans·gress

T0318100 (trăns-grĕs′, trănz-)v. trans·gressed, trans·gress·ing, trans·gress·es v.tr.1. To go beyond or over (a limit or boundary); exceed or overstep: "to make sure that her characters didn't transgress the parameters of ordinariness" (Ron Rosenbaum).2. To act in violation of (the law, for example).v.intr.1. To commit an offense by violating a law, principle, or duty.2. To spread over land, especially over the land along a subsiding shoreline. Used of the sea.

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[Middle English transgressen, from Old French transgresser, from Latin trānsgredī, trānsgress-, to step across : trāns-, trans- + gradī, to go; see ghredh- in Indo-European roots.]

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trans·gress′i·ble adj.trans·gres′sor n.

transgress

(trænzˈɡrɛs) vb1. (Law) to break (a law, rule, etc)2. to go beyond or overstep (a limit)[C16: from Latin transgredī, from trans- + gradī to step] transˈgressor n

trans•gress

(trænsˈgrɛs, trænz-)
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 the bounds of prudence. 3. to go beyond the limits imposed by (a law, command, etc.); violate; infringe. [1520–30; < Latin trānsgressus, past participle of trānsgredī to step across =trāns- trans- + -gredī, comb. form of gradī to step] trans•gres′sive, adj. trans•gres′sive•ly, adv. trans•gres′sor, n.

transgress

Past participle: transgressed
Gerund: transgressing

Imperative
transgress
transgress

Present
I transgress
you transgress
he/she/it transgresses
we transgress
you transgress
they transgress

Preterite
I transgressed
you transgressed
he/she/it transgressed
we transgressed
you transgressed
they transgressed

Present Continuous
I am transgressing
you are transgressing
he/she/it is transgressing
we are transgressing
you are transgressing
they are transgressing

Present Perfect
I have transgressed
you have transgressed
he/she/it has transgressed
we have transgressed
you have transgressed
they have transgressed

Past Continuous
I was transgressing
you were transgressing
he/she/it was transgressing
we were transgressing
you were transgressing
they were transgressing

Past Perfect
I had transgressed
you had transgressed
he/she/it had transgressed
we had transgressed
you had transgressed
they had transgressed

Future
I will transgress
you will transgress
he/she/it will transgress
we will transgress
you will transgress
they will transgress

Future Perfect
I will have transgressed
you will have transgressed
he/she/it will have transgressed
we will have transgressed
you will have transgressed
they will have transgressed

Future Continuous
I will be transgressing
you will be transgressing
he/she/it will be transgressing
we will be transgressing
you will be transgressing
they will be transgressing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been transgressing
you have been transgressing
he/she/it has been transgressing
we have been transgressing
you have been transgressing
they have been transgressing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been transgressing
you will have been transgressing
he/she/it will have been transgressing
we will have been transgressing
you will have been transgressing
they will have been transgressing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been transgressing
you had been transgressing
he/she/it had been transgressing
we had been transgressing
you had been transgressing
they had been transgressing

Conditional
I would transgress
you would transgress
he/she/it would transgress
we would transgress
you would transgress
they would transgress

Past Conditional
I would have transgressed
you would have transgressed
he/she/it would have transgressed
we would have transgressed
you would have transgressed
they would have transgressed

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	transgress - act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises; "offend all laws of humanity"; "violate the basic laws or human civilization"; "break a law"; "break a promise"breach, infract, offend, violate, go against, breakdisrespect - show a lack of respect forsin, transgress, trespass - commit a sin; violate a law of God or a moral lawblunder, boob, drop the ball, goof, sin - commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake; "I blundered during the job interview"contravene, infringe, run afoul, conflict - go against, as of rules and laws; "He ran afoul of the law"; "This behavior conflicts with our rules"trespass - break the lawtrespass, intrude - enter unlawfully on someone's property; "Don't trespass on my land!"
	2.	transgress - spread over land, especially along a subsiding shoreline; "The sea transgresses along the West coast of the island"overspread, spread - spread across or over; "A big oil spot spread across the water"
	3.	transgress - commit a sin; violate a law of God or a moral lawsin, trespassfall - yield to temptation or sin; "Adam and Eve fell"breach, infract, transgress, violate, go against, offend, break - act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises; "offend all laws of humanity"; "violate the basic laws or human civilization"; "break a law"; "break a promise"
	4.	transgress - pass beyond (limits or boundaries) overstep, trespassgo across, pass, go through - go across or through; "We passed the point where the police car had parked"; "A terrible thought went through his mind"

transgress

verb (Formal)1. misbehave, sin, offend, break the law, err, lapse, fall from grace, go astray, be out of order, do or go wrong If a politician transgresses, it is his own fault.2. go beyond, exceed, infringe, overstep, break, defy, violate, trespass, contravene, disobey, encroach upon He had transgressed the boundaries of good taste.

transgress

verb1. To refuse or fail to obey:break, defy, disobey, flout, violate.Idiom: pay no attention to.2. To violate a moral or divine law:err, offend, sin, trespass.3. To fail to fulfill (a promise) or conform to (a regulation):breach, break, contravene, infringe, violate.

Translations

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