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transcend

tran·scend [ tran sénd ] (past and past participle tran·scend·ed, present participle tran·scend·ing, 3rd person present singular tran·scends)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
1. go beyond limit: to go beyond a limit or range, e.g. of thought or belief

2. surpass something: to go beyond something in quality or achievement

3. be independent of world: to exist above and apart from the material world

[14th century. Via French< Latin transcendere "climb over or beyond" < scandere "climb, mount"]
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