transgredior

Latin

Etymology

From trāns- (across, beyond) +‎ gradior (walk; advance).

Pronunciation

Verb

trānsgredior (present infinitive trānsgredī, perfect active trānsgressus sum); third conjugation -variant, deponent

  1. to go beyond, exceed
    Synonyms: trānseō, trānsmittō, superō, praeferō, peragō
  2. to step beyond, across or over, climb or pass over, cross
  3. (figuratively) to go over to another party, desert
    Synonyms: trānseō, trānsfugiō, trānsmittō, dēscīscō
  4. to transgress

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References

  • transgredior”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • transgredior”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • transgredior in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.