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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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The beauty in relationships that transcend social and lingual boundaries is wonderfully depicted as Isa dances with locals in an Indian desert.
Societies also have sacralized their histories in order to create the illusion that they, too, can transcend the passage of time.
What saves the day, as always, are some haunting performances that transcend the play's problems.
But you will transcend these privations because New York on foot lifts you out of yourself, simply by being itself.
Why would Thomas transcend to a godlike state if he detests almighty power?
Rather, some songs transcend their own authors in such a way that they can only be sung by a particular voice.

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