What does "transcend" mean?
Transcend: To pass over; to go beyond; to exceed. Such popes as shall transcend their limits. Bacon.
Additional senses
- 2.To surpass; to outgo; to excel; to exceed. How much her worth transcended all her kind. Dryden.
- 3.To climb; to mount. [Obs.]
- 4.To be transcendent; to excel. [R.]
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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