'Transcend' definitions:

Definition of 'transcend'

(from WordNet)
verb
Be greater in scope or size than some standard; "Their loyalty exceeds their national bonds" [syn: exceed, transcend, surpass]
verb
Be superior or better than some standard; "She exceeded our expectations"; "She topped her performance of last year" [syn: exceed, transcend, overstep, pass, go past, top]

Definition of 'Transcend'

From: GCIDE
  • Transcend \Tran*scend"\ (tr[a^]n*s[e^]nd"), 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. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To pass over; to go beyond; to exceed. [1913 Webster]
  • Such popes as shall transcend their limits. --Bacon. [1913 Webster] [1913 Webster]
  • 8. To surpass; to outgo; to excel; to exceed. [1913 Webster]
  • How much her worth transcended all her kind. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Transcend'

From: GCIDE
  • Transcend \Tran*scend"\ (tr[a^]n*s[e^]nd"), v. i.
  • 1. To climb; to mount. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To be transcendent; to excel. [R.] [1913 Webster] Transcendence

Synonyms of 'transcend'

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