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transgress vs transgress

transgress vs transgress

transgress and transgress both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
transgress No No Yes No
transgress No No Yes No
As verbs, transgress is a hyponym of transgress; that is, transgress is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than transgress:
  • transgress: act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises
  • transgress: commit a sin; violate a law of God or a moral law
As verbs, transgress is a hypernym of transgress; that is, transgress is a word with a broader meaning than transgress:
  • transgress: commit a sin; violate a law of God or a moral law
  • transgress: act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises
Other hypernyms of transgress include breach, break, go against, infract, offend, violate.
transgress (verb) transgress (verb)
pass beyond (limits or boundaries) pass beyond (limits or boundaries)
act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises
commit a sin; violate a law of God or a moral law commit a sin; violate a law of God or a moral law
spread over land, especially along a subsiding shoreline spread over land, especially along a subsiding shoreline
Difference between transgress and transgress

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