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tran·scend (tran send′)

transitive verb

  1. to go beyond the limits of; overstep; exceed a story that transcends belief
  2. to be superior to; surpass; excel
  3. Philos., Theol. to be separate from or beyond (experience, the material universe, etc.)

Etymology: ME transcenden < L transcendere, to climb over < trans-, over + scandere, to climb: see descend

intransitive verb

to be transcendent; excel

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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