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| tran·scend [ tran sénd ] (past and past participle tran·scend·ed, present participle tran·scend·ing, 3rd person present singular tran·scends) |
transitive verb |
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1. go beyond limit: to go beyond a limit or range, e.g. of thought or belief
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2. surpass something: to go beyond something in quality or achievement
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3. be independent of world: to exist above and apart from the material world
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| [14th century. Via French< Latin transcendere "climb over or beyond" < scandere "climb, mount"] |
