TRANSCEND

exceed, transcend, overstep, pass, go past, top

(verb) be superior or better than some standard; “She exceeded our expectations”; “She topped her performance of last year”

exceed, transcend, surpass

(verb) be greater in scope or size than some standard; “Their loyalty exceeds their national bonds”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

transcend (third-person singular simple present transcends, present participle transcending, simple past and past participle transcended)

(transitive) to pass beyond the limits of something.

(transitive) to surpass, as in intensity or power; to excel.

(obsolete) To climb; to mount.

Synonyms

• (to pass beyond the limits of something): exceed, overgo, surpass; see also transcend

• (to surpass something): better, dwarf, eclipse; see also exceed

• (to climb): ascend

Source: Wiktionary


Tran*scend", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Transcended; p. pr. & vb. n. Transcending.] Etym: [L. transcendere, transcensum; trans beyond, over + scandere to climb. See Scan.]

1. To rise above; to surmount; as, lights in the heavens transcending the region of the clouds. Howell.

2. To pass over; to go beyond; to exceed. Such popes as shall transcend their limits. Bacon.

8. To surpass; to outgo; to excel; to exceed. How much her worth transcended all her kind. Dryden.

Tran*scend", v. i.

1. To climb; to mount. [Obs.]

2. To be transcendent; to excel. [R.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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