Both Uses of
transgress
in
Persuasion, by Jane Austen
- He certainly knew what was right, nor could she fix on any one article of moral duty evidently transgressed; but yet she would have been afraid to answer for his conduct.†
Chpt 17 *transgressed = violated a rule, promise, or social norm
- Lady Russell, in spite of all her former transgressions, he could now value from his heart.†
Chpt 24transgressions = acts that violate rules, promises, or social norms
Definitions:
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(1)
(transgress) to violate a rule, promise, or social norm
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Much more rarely (and archaically), transgress can mean: "spread over land, especially along a subsiding shoreline" as in "The sea transgresses along the West coast of the island."