transcend

Meaning

1. (transitive) To pass beyond the limits of something.
2. (transitive) To surpass, as in intensity or power; to excel.
3. (obsolete) To climb; to mount.

Synonyms

exceed

surpass

excel

overstep

pass

outdo

top

🔝

outstrip

go past

go beyond

jump over

overbalance

transgress

lick

more than

occur

outbalance

outdistance

outgo

outgrow

outmatch

outnumber

outplay

outrange

outreach

outrival

outrun

outstanding

overcome

overdraw

overreach

overrun

overtake

overtop

penetrate

pip

prevail

quell

sack

scoop

shell

🐚

surmount

surpassing

take

tide over

transcendence

triumph

😤

trounce

undergo

vanquish

Translations

trascender

excéder

transcender

übersteigen

trascendere

transcender

superar

excedir

exceder

sobrepasar

superare

surpasser

ξεπερνώ

transcendir

ultrapassar

Pronounced as (IPA)

/tɹæn(t)ˈsɛnd/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: transcenden

In summary

From Middle English transcenden, from Old French transcender, from Latin transcendere (“to climb over, step over, surpass, transcend”), from trans (“over”) + scandere (“to climb”); see scan; compare ascend, descend.