The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Transcend \Tran*scend"\ (tr[a^]n*s[e^]nd"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
   Transcended; p. pr. & vb. n. Transcending.] [L.
   transcendere, transcensum; trans beyond, over + scandere to
   climb. See Scan.]
   1. To rise above; to surmount; as, lights in the heavens
      transcending the region of the clouds. --Howell.
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   2. To pass over; to go beyond; to exceed.
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            Such popes as shall transcend their limits. --Bacon.
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   8. To surpass; to outgo; to excel; to exceed.
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            How much her worth transcended all her kind.
                                                  --Dryden.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Transcend \Tran*scend"\ (tr[a^]n*s[e^]nd"), v. i.
   1. To climb; to mount. [Obs.]
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   2. To be transcendent; to excel. [R.]
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

transcend
    v 1: be greater in scope or size than some standard; "Their
         loyalty exceeds their national bonds" [syn: exceed,
         transcend, surpass]
    2: be superior or better than some standard; "She exceeded our
       expectations"; "She topped her performance of last year"
       [syn: exceed, transcend, overstep, pass, go past,
       top]

Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

46 Moby Thesaurus words for "transcend":
   beat, best, better, bulk, bulk large, cap, exceed, excel,
   go beyond, go one better, improve on, loom, loom large,
   outdistance, outdo, outshine, outsoar, outstrip, outvie, outweigh,
   overbalance, overbear, overcome, overpass, overreach, overrun,
   overshadow, overshoot, overshoot the mark, overstep, overtop, pass,
   perfect, predominate, preponderate, prevail, rear, rise above,
   soar, stand out, surpass, top, tower, tower above, tower over,
   trump