Tran-scēnd',1, v. t.
v. t. [imp. & p. p. TRANSCENDED; p. pr. & vb. n. TRANSCENDING.] [Lat. transcendere, from trans, beyond, over, and scandere, to climb; O. Fr. transcender, Sp. transcender, trascender; It. transcendere, trascendere.]
Sense 1. To rise above; to surmount: as, lights in the heavens transcending the region of the clouds.
Sense 2. To pass over; to go beyond. It is a dangerous opinion to such hopes as shall transcend their limits. Bacon.
Sense 3. To surpass; to outgo; to outstrip; to excel; to exceed. “How much her worth transcended all her kind.” Dryden.