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- Dictionarytransgress/trɑːnzˈɡrɛs/
verb
- 1. go beyond the limits of (what is morally, socially, or legally acceptable): "she had transgressed an unwritten social law" Similar Opposite
- 2. (of the sea) spread over (an area of land): "each continent has been transgressed by continental seas"
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How to use transgress in a sentence. to violate a command or law : sin; to go beyond a boundary or limit; to go beyond limits set or prescribed by : violate… See the full definition
to break a law or moral rule: Those are the rules, and anyone who transgresses will be severely punished. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Obeying & breaking the law. abide by something. adhere to something. afoul. bac. buck. comply. contravene. derogate. derogation. disobey. enforcer. fall foul of something idiom. go by the book.
When you go beyond the boundaries, either physically or morally, you transgress. A river will transgress its banks as it floods, and students who cheat transgress school rules. Transgress sounds like and means nearly the same thing as trespass. When you transgress a rule, you're breaking it.
Transgress definition: to violate a law, command, moral code, etc.; offend; sin. . See examples of TRANSGRESS used in a sentence.
to break a law or moral rule: Those are the rules, and anyone who transgresses will be severely punished. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Obeying & breaking the law. abide by something. adhere to something. afoul. bac. buck. comply. contravene. derogate. derogation. disobey. enforcer. fall foul of something idiom. go by the book.
to go beyond the limit of what is morally or legally acceptable. transgress something They had transgressed the bounds of decency. transgress (against somebody/something) to transgress against God/your neighbour/natural law. We will punish any who transgress.
1. to violate a law, command, moral code, etc.; offend; sin. v.t. 2. to pass over or go beyond (a limit, boundary, etc.): to transgress the bounds of prudence. 3. to go beyond the limits imposed by (a law, command, etc.); violate; infringe.
