transgress

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /trænzˈɡrɛs/

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Verb

Plain form transgress

Third-person singular transgresses

Past tense transgressed

Past participle transgressed

Present participle transgressing

1. (transitive) If a person transgresses a boundary, they exceed the limits of what is acceptable.

Related words

• transgressive