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verb (used without object)
1.
to violate a law, command, moral code, etc.; offend; sin.
verb (used with object)
2.
to pass over or go beyond (a limit, boundary, etc.): to transgress bounds of prudence.
3.
to go beyond the limits imposed by (a law, command, etc.); violate; infringe: to transgress the will of God.
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Transgressive
is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
Origin:
1520–30; < Latin trānsgressus (past participle of trānsgredī to step across), equivalent to trāns- trans- + -gred- (combining form of gradī to step; see grade) + -tus past participle suffix, with dt > ss
1520–30; < Latin trānsgressus (past participle of trānsgredī to step across), equivalent to trāns- trans- + -gred- (combining form of gradī to step; see grade) + -tus past participle suffix, with dt > ss
Related forms
trans·gres·sive, adjective
trans·gres·sive·ly, adverb
trans·gres·sor, noun
non·trans·gres·sive, adjective
non·trans·gres·sive·ly, adverb
EXPANDun·trans·gressed, adjective
COLLAPSESynonyms
1. err, trespass. 3. contravene, disobey.
1. err, trespass. 3. contravene, disobey.
Antonyms
3. obey.
3. obey.
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Example Sentences
- It had cream, five eggs, sugar and a transgressive dose of salt.
- He has always been interested in a mix of the traditional and the transgressive.
- As it turned out, this actor-writer-director wanted some ice cream, another transgressive reward at the end of a big day.
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