[trans.gress] vb [MF transgresser, fr. L transgressus, pp. of transgredi to step beyond or across, fr. trans- + gradi to step--more at grade] vt (1526) 1: to go beyond limits set or prescribed by: violate "~ divine law"
2: to pass beyond or go over (a limit or boundary) ~ vi 1: to violate a command or law: sin
2: to go beyond a boundary or limit -- trans.gres.sive adj -- trans.gres.sor n