transgress[verb]Synonyms: offend, break the law, contravene, disobey, encroach, infringe, sin, trespass, violate
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
trans‧gress /trænzˈɡres $ træns-/
verb [intransitive and transitive] formal[
Date: 1400-1500;
Language: French;
Origin: transgresser, from Latin, past participle of transgredi 'to step beyond', from gredi 'to step']
to do something that is against the rules of social behaviour or against a moral principle:
Orton’s plays transgress accepted social norms.—transgressor noun [countable]—transgression /-ˈɡreʃ
ən/
noun [uncountable and countable] [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲