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transcend |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Transcend \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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Transcend \Tran*scend"\ (tr[a^]n*s[cr]nd"), v. i. 1. To climb; to mount. [Obs.] 2. To be transcendent; to excel. [R.] From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: transcend v 1: go beyond; "Their loyalty exceeds their national bonds" [syn: {exceed}, {surpass}] 2: go beyond; "She exceeded out expectations" [syn: {exceed}, {overstep}, {pass}, {go past}, {top}]
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