TRANSCEND', verb transitive [Latin transcendo; trans and scando, to climb.] 1. To rise above; to surmount; as lights in the heavens transcending the region of the clouds. 2. To pass over; to go beyond. It is dangerous opinion to such hopes as shall transcend their limits. 3. To surpass; to outgo; to excel; to exceed. How much her worth transcended all her kind. TRANSCEND', verb intransitive To climb. [Not in use.]
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