transgress vs violate

transgress and violate both are verbs.

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

As verbs, transgress and violate are synonyms defined as:

transgress and violate: act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises

Other synonyms of transgress include breach, break, go against, infract, offend.

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

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

transgress (verb)	violate (verb)
pass beyond (limits or boundaries)	destroy
act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises	destroy and strip of its possession
commit a sin; violate a law of God or a moral law	act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises
spread over land, especially along a subsiding shoreline	force (someone) to have sex against their will
	violate the sacred character of a place or language
	fail to agree with; be in violation of; as of rules or patterns