Thesaurus: transcend

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1. v. t. To rise above; to surmount; as, lights in the heavens transcending the region of the clouds.
2. v. t. To pass over; to go beyond; to exceed.
3. v. t. To surpass; to outgo; to excel; to exceed.
4. v. i. To climb; to mount.
5. v. i. To be transcendent; to excel.
6. v. be greater in scope or size than some standard
7. v. be superior or better than some standard
8. 1. To rise above; to surmount; as, lights in the heavens transcending the region of the clouds. Howell. 2. To pass over; to go beyond; to exceed. Such popes as shall transcend their limits. Bacon. 8. To surpass; to outgo; to excel; to exceed. How much her worth transcended all her kind. Dryden. 1. To climb; to mount. [Obs.] 2. To be transcendent; to excel. [R.]
9. v:100 v be greater in scope or size than some standard v be superior or better than some standard