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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Transgress \Trans*gress"\, v. i.
     To offend against the law; to sin.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           Who transgressed in the thing accursed.  --I Chron. ii.
                                                    7.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Transgress \Trans*gress"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Transgressed;
     p. pr. & vb. n. Transgressing.] [Cf. F. transgresser. See
     Transgression.]
     1. To pass over or beyond; to surpass. [R.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Surpassing common faith, transgressing nature's law.
                                                    --Dryden.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Hence, to overpass, as any prescribed as the ?imit of
        duty; to break or violate, as a law, civil or moral.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              For man will hearken to his glozing lies,
              And easily transgress the sole command. --Milton.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To offend against; to vex. [Obs.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Why give you peace to this imperate beast
              That hath so long transgressed you ?  --Beau. & Fl.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Transgress \Trans*gress"\, v. i.
     To offend against the law; to sin.
  
           Who transgressed in the thing accursed.  --I Chron. ii.
                                                    7.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Transgress \Trans*gress"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Transgressed;
     p. pr. & vb. n. Transgressing.] [Cf. F. transgresser. See
     Transgression.]
     1. To pass over or beyond; to surpass. [R.]
  
              Surpassing common faith, transgressing nature's law.
                                                    --Dryden.
  
     2. Hence, to overpass, as any prescribed as the ?imit of
        duty; to break or violate, as a law, civil or moral.
  
              For man will hearken to his glozing lies, And easily
              transgress the sole command.          --Milton.
  
     3. To offend against; to vex. [Obs.]
  
              Why give you peace to this imperate beast That hath
              so long transgressed you ?            --Beau. & Fl.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  transgress
       v 1: act in disregard of laws and rules; "offend all laws of
            humanity"; "violate the basic laws or human
            civilization"; "break a law" [syn: offend, infract,
            violate, go against, breach, break]
       2: spread over land, especially along a subsiding shoreline;
          "The sea transgresses along the West coast of the island"
       3: commit a sin; violate a law of God or a moral law [syn: sin,
           trespass]
       4: pass beyond (limits or boundaries) [syn: trespass, overstep]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  transgress
     Αγγλικά vb.
     1 παραβιάζω όρια, υπερβαίνω
     2 παραβιάζω νόμο
     3 προσβάλλω, αδικώ κάποιον
     4 πλημμυρίζω (''για τη θάλασσα'')

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  transgress
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To exceed or overstep some limit or boundary.
     2 (lb en transitive) To act in violation of some law.
     3 (lb en intransitive construed with '''against''') To commit an
  offense; to sin.
     4 (lb en intransitive of the sea) To spread over land along a
  shoreline; to inundate.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  transgress
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To exceed or overstep some limit or boundary.
     2 (lb en transitive) To act in violation of some law.
     3 (lb en intransitive construed with '''against''') To commit an
  offense; to sin.
     4 (lb en intransitive of the sea) To spread over land along a
  shoreline; to inundate.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  transgress
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To exceed or overstep some limit or boundary.
     2 (lb en transitive) To act in violation of some law.
     3 (lb en intransitive construed with '''against''') To commit an
  offense; to sin.
     4 (lb en intransitive of the sea) To spread over land along a
  shoreline; to inundate.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  transgress
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To exceed or overstep some limit or boundary.
     2 (lb en transitive) To act in violation of some law.
     3 (lb en intransitive construed with '''against''') To commit an
  offense; to sin.
     4 (lb en intransitive of the sea) To spread over land along a
  shoreline; to inundate.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  transgress
     Englanti vb.
     ylittää (sallittu raja), rikkoa (lakia, määräyksiä)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  transgress
     Engelska vb.
     överträda

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-afr ]

  transgress /tɹansɡɹˈɛs/
  oortree

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Transgress /tɹansɡɹˈɛs/
  إنتهك

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  transgress //tɹænzˈɡɹɛs// 
  1. нарушавам
  to act in violation of some law
  2. прегрешавам
  to commit an offense, to sin
  3. престъпвам
  to exceed or overstep some limit or boundary

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  transgress /tɹansɡɹˈɛs/ 
  porušit

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  transgress /tɹansɡɹˈɛs/ 
  překročit

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 :   [ freedict:eng-cym ]

  transgress /tɹansɡɹˈɛs/ 
  camweddu 

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 :   [ freedict:eng-cym ]

  transgress /tɹansɡɹˈɛs/ 
  troseddu 

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  transgress /tɹansɡɹˈɛs/ 
  transgredieren  [min.]
     Synonym: overlap
  
   see: transgressing, overlaping, transgressed, overlapped
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  transgress /tɹansɡɹˈɛs/ 
  übertreten, überschreiten , sündigen
        "He was transgressing."  - Er hat sich einer Übertretung schuldig gemacht.
   see: transgressing, transgressed, transgresses, transgressed
  

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  transgress /tɹansɡɹˈɛs/
  
  παραβαίνω

From English-French FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-fra ]

  transgress /trænzgres/
  commetre yne faute, pécher

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  transgress /tɹansɡɹˈɛs/ 
  1. अतिक्रमण~करना
        "He trangressed all boundaries of decent behavior by abusing her in public."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  transgress /tɹansɡɹˈɛs/
  izvršiti prijestup, povrijediti zakon, prekoračiti

From English-Lithuanian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.7.2 :   [ freedict:eng-lit ]

  transgress /trænzgres/
  peržengti, pažeisti, prasižengti, nusidėti

From English-Dutch FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-nld ]

  transgress /trænzgres/
  zonde doen, zondigen

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  transgress /trænzgres/
  cometerpecado, pecar

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  transgress //tɹænzˈɡɹɛs// 
  1. äverträda
  to act in violation of some law
  2. överskrida, överträda
  to exceed or overstep some limit or boundary

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  transgress /tɹansɡɹˈɛs/
  1. bozmak, ihlal etmek, çiğnemek, aksine hareket etmek
  2. kanuna itaatsizlik etmek
  3. günah işlemek
  4. hududunu aşmak, haddi aşmak. transgressor  günahkar kimse, tecavüz eden kimse.

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/tɹænzˈɡɹɛs/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  61 Moby Thesaurus words for "transgress":
     advance upon, breach, breach the law, break, break bounds,
     break the law, care naught for, circumvent the law, commit a crime,
     commit sin, contravene, defy, disobey, disobey the law, disregard,
     disregard the law, do amiss, do violence to, do wrong, encroach,
     err, exceed, fall from grace, flout, go astray, go beyond,
     go counter to, go too far, go wrong, ignore, infract, infringe,
     intrude, invade, irrupt, know no bounds, lapse, make an inroad,
     misbehave, not conform, not heed, not keep, not listen, not mind,
     not observe, offend, overstep, overstep the bounds,
     refuse to cooperate, scoff at, set at defiance, set at naught,
     set naught by, sin, trample on, trample underfoot, trample upon,
     trespass, usurp, violate, violate the law
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  v.冒犯,违背

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     vt. 违反,犯罪,逸出
     vi. 越界,违法

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