transcend

transcend
transcendingly, adv.
/tran send"/, v.t.
1. to rise above or go beyond; overpass; exceed: to transcend the limits of thought; kindness transcends courtesy.
2. to outdo or exceed in excellence, elevation, extent, degree, etc.; surpass; excel.
3. Theol. (of the Deity) to be above and independent of (the universe, time, etc.).
v.i.
4. to be transcendent or superior; excel: His competitiveness made him want to transcend.
[1300-50; ME < L transcendere to surmount, equiv to trans- TRANS- + -scendere, comb. form of scandere to climb]
Syn. 2. outstrip.

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