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transgress

verb

To exceed or overstep some limit or boundary.

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Word Facts

Word length
10
Starts with
T
Ends with
S
Contains
RA
Scrabble score
11

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Pronunciation

/tɹænzˈɡɹɛs/ /tɹænzˈɡɹɛs/

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Definitions

verb

  1. To exceed or overstep some limit or boundary.

  2. To act in violation of some law.

  3. (construed with against) To commit an offense; to sin.

  4. (of the sea) To spread over land along a shoreline; to inundate.

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