Transgress - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|trænzˈɡres|
Brit.
|trænzˈɡres|
verb
- act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises (syn: breach, break, offend, violate)
- spread over land, especially along a subsiding shoreline
- pass beyond (limits or boundaries) (syn: overstep, trespass)
- spread over land, especially along a subsiding shoreline
The sea transgresses along the West coast of the island
- commit a sin; violate a law of God or a moral law (syn: sin, trespass)- pass beyond (limits or boundaries) (syn: overstep, trespass)
Extra examples
He who transgresses must seek forgiveness.
There are legal consequences for companies that transgress the rules.
At my witting I transgressed never.
Orton's plays transgress accepted social norms.
The sea transgresses along the West coast of the island
Word forms
verb
I/you/we/they: transgress
he/she/it: transgresses
present participle: transgressing
past tense: transgressed
past participle: transgressed
I/you/we/they: transgress
he/she/it: transgresses
present participle: transgressing
past tense: transgressed
past participle: transgressed
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