transcend

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/trænˈsɛnd/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/trænˈsɛnd/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(tran send′)

tran•scend /trænˈsɛnd/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object]

to go beyond the ordinary limits of;
exceed:That strange tale about men from Mars transcends belief.
to do better than or exceed in excellence, extent, etc.;
excel:Her beauty transcended all others'.

tran•scend•ence, n. [uncountable]
tran•scend•ent, adj. See -scend-.

tran•scend (tran send′),USA pronunciation v.t.

to rise above or go beyond;
overpass;
exceed:to transcend the limits of thought; kindness transcends courtesy.
to outdo or exceed in excellence, elevation, extent, degree, etc.;
surpass;
excel.
[Theol.](of the Deity) to be above and independent of (the universe, time, etc.).

v.i.

to be transcendent or superior;
excel:His competitiveness made him want to transcend.

Latin trānscendere to surmount, equivalent to trāns- trans- + -scendere, combining form of scandere to climb
Middle English 1300–50

tran•scend ′ing•ly, adv.

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transcend /trænˈsɛnd/ vb

to go above or beyond (a limit, expectation, etc), as in degree or excellence
(transitive) to be superior to

Etymology: 14th Century: from Latin trānscendere to climb over, from trans- + scandere to climb

'transcend' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

across - creativity - cut - exceed - excel - miraculous - mysticism - pass - trans- - transcendence - transcendent - transcension - untranscended - untranscendent - self-transcendence - surpass

Synonyms: go beyond, exceed, rise above, be more than, go above and beyond, more...

🗣️Forum discussions with the word(s) "transcend" in the title:

Could "surpass" and "transcend" be substitutes for "outweigh"?
Exceed and Transcend
had <it> been wise enough to transcend its own literary conceits
Our remit is to transcend
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that not even the distant sight of the shore itself can transcend
That would transcend the physics class
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Transcend mundane utilitarian concerns
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<transcend> your limitations
Transcend/Exceed/Outstrip the boundaries/limits
we all want to transcend contingency in our lives

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