TRANSCEND


Meaning of TRANSCEND in English

tranˈsend, traanˈ- verb

( -ed/-ing/-s )

Etymology: Latin transcendere to climb across, surmount, transcend, from trans- + -scendere (from scandere to climb) — more at scan

transitive verb

1.

a. : to rise above or go beyond the limits of : exceed

servants whose loyalty and devotion transcend national and cultural boundaries — C.J.Friedrich

instinctive courtesy which transcends mere good manners — Richard Joseph

to possess by self-mastery the sources of love and hate is to transcend good and evil — Havelock Ellis

b. : to extend above or beyond (as the universe)

transcend material existence

the Christian message transcends all temporal civilizations — Maria Sulzbach

2. : to outstrip or outdo in some attribute, quality, or power : surpass

some of the electrons … transcend this speed and take their leave — K.K.Darrow

her compass transcended that of her companions in the band — Thomas Hardy

whose hatred, he says, transcends that of all other races — Times Literary Supplement

one who has infinitely transcended him in reputation — Richard Garnett †1906

3. obsolete : to cross or climb over : mount

4. : to cause to rise or go upward : elevate , raise

man being transcended toward the universal as worker and citizen — H.M.Parshley

intransitive verb

1. obsolete : to travel upward or onward : ascend

2. : excel , surpass

it is the function of genius to transcend

Synonyms: see exceed

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