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transgress   (Sound)

KK Pronunciation

〔 trænsˋgrєs 〕

Pronunciation

〔 trænsˊɡres 〕


Overview of verb transgress

The verb transgress has 4 senses


  • transgress, offend, infract, violate, go against, breach, break -- (act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises; "offend all laws of humanity"; "violate the basic laws or human civilization"; "break a law"; "break a promise")

  • transgress -- (spread over land, especially along a subsiding shoreline; "The sea transgresses along the West coast of the island")

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

  • transgress, trespass, overstep -- (pass beyond (limits or boundaries))