transgress
transgress
Definition
trans·gress (trans gres′, tranz-)
transitive verb
- to overstep or break (a law, commandment, etc.)
- to go beyond (a limit, boundary, etc.)
Etymology: Fr transgresser < L transgressus, pp. of transgredi, to step over, pass over < trans-, trans- + gradi, to step, walk: see grade
intransitive verb
to break a law or commandment; sin
trans·gres′·sive adjective
trans·gres′·sor noun
transgress
Synonyms
transgress
v.
transgress
Usage Examples
Object
- commandment: The fifth commandment transgressed, ' Honor thy father and thy mother ' ; the eighth, ' Thou shalt not steal ' .
- bound: Nay, but ye are a people transgressing all bounds!
- covenant: It is said, " They like Adam have transgressed the covenant.
- boundary: Do not expect to be able to pull round a class that you have allowed to transgress the boundary by suddenly cracking the whip.
- law: Now listen: right away he's transgressing the law.
- limit: The Dutch finance ministry issued a dress code for staff saying that white socks " transgressed the limits of decent dress behavior " .
Preposition: against
- rule: He sometimes transgresses against the rules of composition of contemporary art-music, and is stylistically very distinct from it.
Modifying Another Word
- not: The just man does not transgress the rights of others or he safeguards their rights from being violated.
- also: Coastal defense structures can also transgress the LWM boundary.
- never: The sotapanna will never transgress the five precepts and he does not take sila for self.
- again: This means that should Thatcher transgress again in the next two years he will be forced onto the sidelines for 15 games.
- n't: As long as you do n't transgress the joke code.
- slightly: Classes sit in silence, they copy out texts, no pupil dares to even slightly transgress.
Used with why or when
- what: Haja went to great pains to avoid transgressing what was considered to be acceptable female behavior.
Preposition: beyond
- bound: Nay, they are themselves a people transgressing beyond bounds!
Preposition: in
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