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TRANSCEND

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Be superior or better than some standard

Example:

She topped her performance of last year

Synonyms:

exceed; go past; overstep; pass; top; transcend

Classified under:

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations

Hypernyms (to "transcend" is one way to...):

excel; stand out; surpass (distinguish oneself)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Derivation:

transcendence; transcendency (the state of excelling or surpassing or going beyond usual limits)

transcendent (beyond and outside the ordinary range of human experience or understanding)

transcendent (exceeding or surpassing usual limits especially in excellence)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Be greater in scope or size than some standard

Example:

Their loyalty exceeds their national bonds

Synonyms:

exceed; surpass; transcend

Classified under:

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "transcend"):

overgrow (grow too large)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s something

Derivation:

transcendence (the state of excelling or surpassing or going beyond usual limits)

transcendent (beyond and outside the ordinary range of human experience or understanding)

transcendent (exceeding or surpassing usual limits especially in excellence)

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