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TRANSGRESS

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Pass beyond (limits or boundaries)

Synonyms:

overstep; transgress; trespass

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "transgress" is one way to...):

pass (go across or through)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

transgression (the action of going beyond or overstepping some boundary or limit)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Commit a sin; violate a law of God or a moral law

Synonyms:

sin; transgress; trespass

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Hypernyms (to "transgress" is one way to...):

breach; break; go against; infract; offend; transgress; violate (act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "transgress"):

fall (yield to temptation or sin)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Derivation:

transgression (the act of transgressing; the violation of a law or a duty or moral principle)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises

Example:

break a promise

Synonyms:

breach; break; go against; infract; offend; transgress; violate

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Hypernyms (to "transgress" is one way to...):

disrespect (show a lack of respect for)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "transgress"):

sin; transgress; trespass (commit a sin; violate a law of God or a moral law)

blunder; boob; drop the ball; goof; sin (commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake)

conflict; contravene; infringe; run afoul (go against, as of rules and laws)

trespass (break the law)

intrude; trespass (enter unlawfully on someone's property)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

transgression (the act of transgressing; the violation of a law or a duty or moral principle)

transgressor (someone who transgresses; someone who violates a law or command)

Sense 4

Meaning:

Spread over land, especially along a subsiding shoreline

Example:

The sea transgresses along the West coast of the island

Classified under:

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations

Hypernyms (to "transgress" is one way to...):

overspread; spread (spread across or over)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s

Derivation:

transgression (the spreading of the sea over land as evidenced by the deposition of marine strata over terrestrial strata)

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