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Verb: transcend  tran'send
  1. Be superior or better than some standard
    "She transcended our expectations";
    - exceed, pass, go past, top
     
  2. Be greater in scope or size than some standard
    "Their loyalty transcends their national bonds";
    - exceed, surpass

Derived forms: transcended, transcending, transcends

Type of: agree, check, correspond, excel, fit, gibe, jibe, marry, marry up, match, rule, square, stand out, surpass, tally

Encyclopedia: Transcend