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transgressedst

transgressedst is the second-person singular simple past indicative of transgress.

Meaning of transgress

Verb

transgress (third-person singular simple present transgresses, present participle transgressing, simple past and past participle transgressed)

  1. (transitive) To exceed or overstep some limit or boundary.
    • surpassing common faith, transgressing nature's law1700, [John] Dryden, “Theodore and Honoria, from Boccace”, in Fables Ancient and Modern; […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC
    Synonyms:
    forpass
  2. (transitive) To act in violation of some law.
    • For man will hearken to his glozing lies,
      And easily transgress the sole command.1667, John Milton, “Book III”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC; republished...
  3. (intransitive) To commit an offense; to sin.
    • Why give you peace to this untemperate beast
      That hath so long transgressed you?c. 1608–1611, Francis Beaumont, John Fletcher, “The Maid’s Tragedy”, in Comedies and Tragedies […], London: […] Humphrey Robinson, […], and for Humphrey Moseley […], published 1679, →OCLC, (please...
  4. (intransitive) To spread over land along a shoreline; to inundate.

Questions about transgressedst

What is transgressedst the second-person singular simple past indicative of?
Transgressedst is the second-person singular simple past indicative of transgress.

Words near transgressedst in the dictionary

  1. transgraft
  2. transgranular
  3. transgress
  4. transgressable
  5. transgressed
  6. transgressedst
  7. transgresses
  8. transgressest
  9. transgresseth
  10. transgressible
  11. transgressing

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