transgress

trænzˈɡrɛs

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Conjugation

Definition of transgress - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

intr.

moralitycommit an offense or sin

He feared he had transgressed against his beliefs.

breach

infringe

violate

behaviorexceed or overstep a limit or boundary

He transgressed the boundaries of acceptable behavior.

infringe

violate

geography

TECH.

spread over land along a shoreline

TECH.

The sea transgressed the coastal fields during the storm.

inundate

overflow

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Origin of transgress

Latin, transgredi (to step across)

Examples of transgress in a sentence

To transgress the law is to invite punishment.
She vowed never to transgress the law again.
The company transgressed environmental regulations.
Rising waters threaten to transgress the riverbanks.
The lake began to transgress the low-lying areas.

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French:transgresser, dépasser, ...
German:verstoßen, überschreiten, ...
Italian:trasgredire, oltrepassare, ...
Spanish:transgredir, violar, ...
Portuguese:transgredir, ultrapassar, ...
Chinese:冒犯, 超越, ...
Japanese:違反する, 超える, ...
Arabic:تَجَاوَزَ, تَعَدَّى, ...
Hebrew:לַעֲבוֹר עַל, לַחְרֹג, ...
Russian:нарушить, нарушать, ...
Ukrainian:грішити, переступити, ...
Hindi:पाप करना, लांघना, ...
Bengali:অপরাধ করা, সীমা অতিক্রম করা, ...
Catalan:transgredir, sobrepassar, ...
Czech:prohřešit se, překročit, ...
Danish:overtræde, overskride, ...
Dutch:zondigen, overschrijden, ...
Greek:παραβαίνω, υπερβαίνω, ...
Hungarian:vétkezni, túllépni, ...
Khmer:ប្រព្រឹត្តអំពើបាប, លើសដែនកំណត់, ...
Korean:어기다, 넘다, ...
Persian:گناه کرد, عبور کرد, ...
Polish:naruszyć, przekraczać, ...
Portuguese (BR):transgredir, ultrapassar, ...
Romanian:a păcătui, a încălca, ...
Swedish:överträda, överskrida, ...
Thai:กระทำผิด, ก้าวข้าม, ...
Turkish:günah işlemek, aşmak, ...
Vietnamese:phạm lỗi, vượt qua, ...

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