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What does transcend mean?

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Verb
  1. (transitive) to pass beyond the limits of something.
  2. (transitive) to surpass, as in intensity or power; to excel.
  3. (obsolete) To climb; to mount.
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Societies also have sacralized their histories in order to create the illusion that they, too, can transcend the passage of time.
The beauty in relationships that transcend social and lingual boundaries is wonderfully depicted as Isa dances with locals in an Indian desert.
It is what Buddhists and various other doctrines aim to sever in an effort to transcend samsaric rebirth and needless suffering.
In an effort to transcend the dodgy sound quality and high prices of bootlegs, the band has recorded every concert over the past three years.
Why would Thomas transcend to a godlike state if he detests almighty power?
But, like Jim Isermann's mind-bending geometric rug works, Leachman's paintings transcend the usual categories.

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