Tran·scend v. t. [imp. & p. p. Transcended; p. pr. & vb. n. Transcending.]
1. To rise above; to surmount; as, lights in the heavens transcending the region of the clouds.
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.