Antonyms for transcend


Grammar : Verb
Spell : tran-send
Phonetic Transcription : trænˈsɛnd


Definition of transcend

Origin :
  • mid-14c., from Latin transcendere "climb over or beyond, surmount," from trans- "beyond" (see trans-) + scandere "to climb" (see scan (v.)). Related: Transcended; transcending.
  • verb go beyond; surpass
Example sentences :
  • Yet in no instance did he transcend the ordinary usages of Indian warfare.
  • Extract from : « King Philip » by John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot) Abbott
  • Had he come at last to transcend her idea with some even greater purpose?
  • Extract from : « The Coast of Chance » by Esther Chamberlain
  • Some of these experiences, such as how to handle fire, transcend nourishment.
  • Extract from : « The Civilization of Illiteracy » by Mihai Nadin
  • The practice of signs entails the possibility to transcend the present.
  • Extract from : « The Civilization of Illiteracy » by Mihai Nadin
  • At first, then, a child can not transcend himself or his experiences.
  • Extract from : « Here and Now Story Book » by Lucy Sprague Mitchell
  • So we should transcend the material, trying through that to penetrate to the spiritual.
  • Extract from : « The Gate of Appreciation » by Carleton Noyes
  • Still the mortal, when he cannot see, can believe, and so transcend these same limitations.
  • Extract from : « Homer's Odyssey » by Denton J. Snider
  • Whenever they wished to transcend these lower planes they were powerless.
  • Extract from : « The New Avatar and The Destiny of the Soul » by Jirah D. Buck
  • Nor can functions be expected in the creature which transcend the power of the Creator.
  • Extract from : « Life and Matter » by Oliver Lodge
  • Be it noted that what is required is not an explanation of how we transcend Experience.
  • Extract from : « Essays Towards a Theory of Knowledge » by Alexander Philip

Synonyms for transcend

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