# transgress

> English word · Verb · IPA /tɹænzˈɡɹɛs/ · frequency rank #64,071

## Definitions
1. To exceed or overstep some limit or boundary.
2. To act in violation of some law.
3. To commit an offense; to sin.
4. To spread over land along a shoreline; to inundate.

## Etymology
From Middle English transgressen, from Old French transgresser and Latin transgressus, past participle of transgredior.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/transgress