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Webster 1913 Edition

Transcend

Tran-scend′

(trăn-sĕnd′)
,
Verb.
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.
2.
To pass over; to go beyond; to exceed.
Such popes as shall
transcend
their limits.
Bacon.
8.
To surpass; to outgo; to excel; to exceed.
How much her worth
transcended
all her kind.
Dryden.

Tran-scend′

(trăn-sĕnd′)
,
Verb.
I.
1.
To climb; to mount.
[Obs.]
2.
To be transcendent; to excel.
[R.]

Webster 1828 Edition

Transcend

TRANSCEND'

,
Verb.
T.
[L. transcendo; trans and scando, to climb.]
1.
To rise above; to surmount; as lights in the heavens transcending the region of the clouds.
2.
To pass over; to go beyond.
It is dangerous opinion to such hopes as shall transcend their limits.
3.
To surpass; to outgo; to excel; to exceed.
How much her worth transcended all her kind.

TRANSCEND'

,
Verb.
I.
To climb. [Not in use.]

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