transgress

About 0.46 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb To exceed or overstep some limit or boundary.
2. verb To act in violation of some law.
3. verb To commit an offense; to sin.
4. verb To spread over land along a shoreline; to inundate.

Similar words

overstep trespass infract go against violate offend break breach infringe contravene

Often followed by

the against them it his this in and its

Word family

transgressed transgresses transgressing transgressive transgressor transgressors