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“transcend”
transcend (verb), transcends; transcended; transcending
1. To go beyond the powers or limits of; to exceed: The functions of the new computer transcended, or exceeded, Ted's expectations.
2. To be higher or greater than; to surpass; to excel; to be superior or extraordinary: When Jim told his mother that he had received a grade of "A" in all of his university classes, he transcended what she had anticipated he would achieve.
3. Etymology: from Latin transcendere from trans-, "beyond" + scandere, "to climb".
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2. To be higher or greater than; to surpass; to excel; to be superior or extraordinary: When Jim told his mother that he had received a grade of "A" in all of his university classes, he transcended what she had anticipated he would achieve.
3. Etymology: from Latin transcendere from trans-, "beyond" + scandere, "to climb".
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scend-, scen-, scand-, scan-, scans-
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trans-, tran-, tra-
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“transcend”
To go above, to excel, to exceed, or to go beyond what is normally expected. (2)
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Word a Day Revisited Index of Cartoons Illustrating the Meanings of Words
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