transgress

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/trænzˈgrɛs/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/trænsˈgrɛs, trænz-/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(trans gres, tranz-)



WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
trans•gress /trænsˈgrɛs, trænz-/USA pronunciation  v. 
  1. to go beyond (a limit, etc.):transgressed the bounds of good sense.
  2. to go beyond the limits imposed by (a law, etc.); violate;
    infringe: [no object]to have transgressed against God and nature.[+ object]to have transgressed the laws of God and nature.
trans•gres•sion /trænsˈgrɛʃən, trænz-/USA pronunciation  n. [countable]: punished for his transgressions.[uncountable]: transgression of common sense.
trans•gres•sor, n. [countable]See -gress-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
trans•gress  (trans gres, tranz-),USA pronunciation 
v.i. 
    1. to violate a law, command, moral code, etc.;
      offend;
      sin.

    v.t. 
    1. to pass over or go beyond (a limit, boundary, etc.):to transgress bounds of prudence.
    2. to go beyond the limits imposed by (a law, command, etc.);
      violate;
      infringe:to transgress the will of God.
    • Latin trānsgressus (past participle of trānsgredī to step across), equivalent. to trāns- trans- + -gred- (combining form of gradī to step; see grade) + -tus past participle suffix, with dt ss
    • 1520–30
    trans•gres sive, adj. 
    trans•gres sive•ly, adv. 
    trans•gres sor, n. 
      • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged err, trespass.
      • 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged contravene, disobey.
      • 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged obey.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
transgress / trænzˈɡrɛs/
  1. to break (a law, rule, etc)
  2. to go beyond or overstep (a limit)
Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin transgredī, from trans- + gradī to steptransˈgressor
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