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trans- (prefix): 1. across 2. beyond; [Latin]

What does the word transcend mean as it is used in the following sentence?

She was able to transcend the limitations placed on women and graduate from law school in 1942.


to work within


to rise above


to change


to disobey

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to rise above

("Trans-" means "beyond," so to transcend limitations is to go beyond or rise above them.)