See Also: transgress(1)(dictionary)
transgress(2)(dictionary)
transgress(dictionary)

transgress(2) (iou)



transgress verb. L15.
[Old & mod. French transgresser or Latin transgress- pa. ppl stem of transgredi, formed as TRANS- + gradi proceed, walk.]
a. verb intrans. Break a law or command; trespass, offend. (Foll. by against.) L15.
b. verb trans. Go beyond the bounds or limits prescribed by (a law, command, etc.); violate, contravene. E16.
a. verb trans. Go or pass beyond (any limit or bounds), exceed; Geology (of the sea) spread over (the land). E17.
b. verb intrans. Trespass (on); wander, digress. M-L17.
transgressible adjective (rare) able to be transgressed (earlier in INTRANSGRESSIBLE) M19.
transgressor noun a person who transgresses, a lawbreaker, a sinner LME.