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transcend Definition


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transcend
verb transcended, transcending
    1. To be beyond the limits, scope, range, etc of something.
      Example: transcends the bounds of human endurance
    2. To surpass or excel.
      Thesaurus: surpass, exceed, excel, outdo, outshine, outstrip, eclipse.
    3. To overcome or surmount.
      Example: transcend all difficulties
Etymology: 16c: from Latin transcendere.



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