Hypertext Webster Gateway: "transcend"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Transcend \Tran*scend"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Transcended}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Transcending}.] [L. transcendere, transcensum;
trans beyond, over + scandere to climb. See {Scan}.]
1. To rise above; to surmount; as, lights in the heavens
transcending the region of the clouds. --Howell.
2. To pass over; to go beyond; to exceed.
Such popes as shall transcend their limits. --Bacon.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Transcend \Tran*scend"\ (tr[a^]n*s[cr]nd"), v. i.
1. To climb; to mount. [Obs.]
2. To be transcendent; to excel. [R.]
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
transcend
v 1: go beyond; "Their loyalty exceeds their national bonds"
[syn: {exceed}, {surpass}]
2: go beyond; "She exceeded out expectations"; "She topped her
performance of last year" [syn: {exceed}, {overstep}, {pass},
{go past}, {top}]
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