transcend Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb be greater in scope or size than some standard
    exceed; surpass.
    • Their loyalty exceeds their national bonds
  2. verb be superior or better than some standard
    exceed; top; overstep; go past; pass.
    • She exceeded our expectations
    • She topped her performance of last year

WordNet

Tran*scend" transitive verb
Etymology
L. transcendere, transcensum; trans beyond, over + scandere to climb. See Scan.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Transcended; present participle & verbal noun Transcending
Definitions
  1. To rise above; to surmount; as, lights in the heavens transcending the region of the clouds. Howell.
  2. To pass over; to go beyond; to exceed.
    Such popes as shall transcend their limits. Bacon.
  3. To surpass; to outgo; to excel; to exceed.
    How much her worth transcended all her kind. Dryden.
Tran*scend" intransitive verb
Definitions
  1. To climb; to mount. Obs.
  2. To be transcendent; to excel. R.

Webster 1913