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1. transgress - verb

· act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises; "offend all laws of humanity"; "violate the basic laws or human civilization"; "break a law"; "break a promise"

Synonym(s): offend, infract, violate, go_against, breach, break

Hypernym(s): disrespect




2. transgress - verb

· spread over land, especially along a subsiding shoreline; "The sea transgresses along the West coast of the island"

Hypernym(s): spread, overspread




3. transgress - verb

· commit a sin; violate a law of God or a moral law

Synonym(s): sin, trespass

Hypernym(s): transgress, offend, infract, violate, go_against, breach, break




4. transgress - verb

· pass beyond (limits or boundaries)

Synonym(s): trespass, overstep

Hypernym(s): pass





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