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A mark left by anything passing; a track; a path; a course; a footprint; a vestige; as, the trace of a carriage or sled; the trace of a deer; a sinuous trace. Milton.

r against his country; or one who aids an enemy in conquering his country. See Treason. O passing traitor, perjured and unjust! Shak.

A place for passing across; a passage; a ferry. [Obs.] Cotgrave.

Very excellent; superior or supreme in excellence; surpassing others; as, transcendent worth; transcendent valor. Clothed with transcendent brightness. Milton.

Supereminent; surpassing others; as, transcendental being or qualities.

The act of transcending, or surpassing; also, passage over. [Obs.] Chapman.

Passing or flowing through a bridge; -- said of water. Wright.

The act of passing over a strait or narrow sea. [Obs.] Sir J. Davies.

To pass over or beyond; to surpass. [R.] Surpassing common faith, transgressing nature's law. Dryden.

The act of transgressing, or of passing over or beyond any law, civil or moral; the violation of a law or known principle of rectitude; breach of command; fault; offense; crime; sin. Forgive thy people . . . all their transgressions wherein they have transgressed against thee. I Kings viii. 50. What rests, but that the…

Passing before the sight or perception, or, as it were, moving over or across a space or scene viewed, and then disappearing; hence, of short duration; not permanent; not lasting or durable; not stationary; passing; fleeting; brief; transitory; as, transient pleasure. "Measured this transient world." Milton.…

The act of passing; passage through or over. In France you are now . . . in the transit from one form of government to another. Burke.

A direct or indirect passing from one key to another; a modulation.

Passing over to an object; expressing an action which is not limited to the agent or subject, but which requires an object to complete the sense; as, a transitive verb, for example, he holds the book. -- Tran"si*tive*ly, adv. -- Tran"si*tive*ness, n.

The act of transmeating; a passing through or beyond. [Obs.]

Migrating or passing from one place or state to another; passing from one residence to another. -- n.

The act of passing from one country to another; migration.

Passing from one body or state to another.

The passing of gases through fine tubes, porous substances, or the like; as, transpiration through membranes.

Of or pertaining to transudation; passing by transudation.