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trascender

to transcend

verb trahs-sen-DEHR Rare
Mind & Emotions Mental States

Also means

to become known

Usage Note

Trascender is an e→ie stem-changing verb. It carries two main senses: to go beyond limits (su fama trasciende las fronteras) and, in journalism, to leak out or become public (trascendió que hubo una reunión secreta). The second sense is common in Latin American Spanish and may surprise learners expecting only the philosophical meaning.

Examples

"La noticia trascendió a los medios internacionales."

Natural Translation

The news became known to international media.

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