Meaning of TRANSCEND
| Pronunciation: | | tran'send
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- [v] go beyond; "She exceeded out expectations"; "She topped her performance of last year"
- [v] go beyond; "Their loyalty exceeds their national bonds"
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| | Synonyms: | | exceed, go past, overstep, pass, top |
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| | See Also: | | excel, stand out, surpass | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Tran*scend"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Transcended}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Transcending}.] [L. transcendere, transcensum;
trans beyond, over + scandere to climb. See {Scan}.]
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.
\Tran*scend"\ (tr[a^]n*s[cr]nd"), v. i.
1. To climb; to mount. [Obs.]
2. To be transcendent; to excel. [R.]
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