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transgress.

To exceed or overstep some limit or boundary.

10 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/tɹænzˈɡɹɛs/
  1. To exceed or overstep some limit or boundary.

    transitive
  2. To act in violation of some law.

    transitive
  3. To commit an offense; to sin.

    intransitive
  4. To spread over land along a shoreline; to inundate.

    intransitive
Where this word comes from

From Middle English transgressen, from Old French transgresser and Latin transgressus, past participle of transgredior.

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