contravene vs transgress

contravene and transgress both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
contravene	No	No	Yes	No
transgress	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, transgress is a hypernym of contravene; that is, transgress is a word with a broader meaning than contravene:

Other hypernyms of contravene include breach, break, go against, infract, offend, violate.

contravene (verb)	transgress (verb)
deny the truth of	pass beyond (limits or boundaries)
go against, as of rules and laws	act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises
	commit a sin; violate a law of God or a moral law
	spread over land, especially along a subsiding shoreline