1
[ verb ] go beyond

Synonyms

exceed surpass

Examples

"Their loyalty exceeds their national bonds"

Used in print

(Morton A. Kaplan and Nicholas de B. Katzenbach,...)

First , and most obvious , was the growing nationalism and the tendency to regard the state , and the individual 's identification with the state , as transcending other ties of social solidarity .

Related terms

transcendence

2
[ verb ] go beyond

Examples

"She exceeded out expectations" "She topped her performance of last year"

Used in print

(John F. Hayward, "Mimesis and Symbol in the Arts"...)

A broader concept of imitation is needed , one which acknowledges that true invention is important , that the artist 's creativity in part transcends the non artistic causal_factors out of which it arises .

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