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Transcend \Tran*scend"\ (tr[a^]n*s[e^]nd"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
{Transcended}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Transcending}.] [L.
transcendere, transcensum; trans beyond, over scandere to
climb. See {Scan}.]
1. To rise above; to surmount; as, lights in the heavens
transcending the region of the clouds. --Howell.
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2. To pass over; to go beyond; to exceed.
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Such popes as shall transcend their limits. --Bacon.
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8. To surpass; to outgo; to excel; to exceed.
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How much her worth transcended all her kind.
--Dryden.
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