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transcend.

To pass beyond the limits of something.

9 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/tɹæn(t)ˈsɛnd/
  1. To pass beyond the limits of something.

    transitive
    We cannot transcend what we refuse to face.
  2. To surpass, as in intensity or power; to excel.

    transitive
  3. To climb; to mount.

    obsolete
    lights in the heavens transcending the region of the clouds
Where this word comes from

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

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