VividLex

Home / Dictionary / transgress

transgress

11 senses · Free VividLex dictionary · Thesaurus

  1. 1. v. t. To pass over or beyond; to surpass. Source: opted
  2. 2. v. t. Hence, to overpass, as any prescribed as the /imit of duty; to break or violate, as a law, civil or moral. Source: opted
  3. 3. v. t. To offend against; to vex. Source: opted
  4. 4. v. i. To offend against the law; to sin. Source: opted
  5. 5. v. act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises Source: wordnet
  6. 6. v. spread over land, especially along a subsiding shoreline Source: wordnet
  7. 7. v. commit a sin; violate a law of God or a moral law Source: wordnet
  8. 8. v. pass beyond (limits or boundaries) Source: wordnet
  9. 9. 1. To pass over or beyond; to surpass. [R.] Surpassing common faith, transgressing nature's law. Dryden. 2. Hence, to overpass, as any prescribed as the For man will hearken to his glozing lies, And easily transgress the sole command. Milton. 3. To offend against; to vex. [Obs.] Why give you peace to this imperate beast That hath so long transgressed you Beau. & Fl. To offend against the law; to sin. Who transgressed in the thing accursed. I Chron. ii. 7. Source: webster
  10. 10. To offend against the law; to sin.Who transgressed in the thing accursed. I Chron. ii. 7. Source: adambom
  11. 11. v:100 v. act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises v. spread over land, especially along a subsiding shoreline v. pass beyond (limits or boundaries) Source: ecdict

Thesaurus links

Related headwords in VividLex — dictionary ↔ thesaurus bridge for exploration and SEO depth.

From the definitions

Open full thesaurus page for transgress · Language as a Lens

Explore more

Search dictionary Related words Home
transgirl
transgressed