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transgress

verbCommon GRE wordMore T words

to violate a law, command, or moral boundary

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Transgress in a sentence

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Anyone who transgresses the code of conduct faces immediate dismissal.

Synonyms
violatebreachinfringeoffend
Antonyms
obeycomplyrespect

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Once a blank supporter of the policy, the governor now denounces it at every opportunity, embarrassed that she ever endorsed it.

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Transgress (verb) means to violate a law, command, or moral boundary
Here is transgress used in an example sentence: "Anyone who transgresses the code of conduct faces immediate dismissal."
Common synonyms for transgress include violate, breach, infringe, offend.
Antonyms of transgress include obey, comply, respect.
Transgress is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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