v. tran-scend-ed, tran-scend-ing, tran-scends | |
1. | to pass beyond the limits of: emotions that transcend understanding. |
2. | to be greater than, as in intensity or power; surpass: love that transcends infatuation. see Synonyms at excel. |
3. | to exist above and independent of (material experience or the universe): "One never can see the thing in itself, because the mind does not transcend phenomena" (Hilaire Belloc). |