Tran‐scend″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Transcended; p. pr. & vb. n.Transcending.] [L. transcendere, transcensum; trans beyond, over + scandere to climb. See Scan.] 1. To rise above; to surmount; as, lights in the heavens transcending the region of the clouds. Howell.
2. To pass over; to go beyond; to exceed.
Such popes as shall transcend their limits. Bacon.
8. To surpass; to outgo; to excel; to exceed.
How much her worth transcended all her kind. Dryden.