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Exceed

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Verb (usu participle), Verb (transitive)
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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Verb Exceed has 3 senses

CIDE DICTIONARY

Exceedv. t. [L. excedere, excessum, to go away or beyond; ex out + cedere to go, to pass: cf. F. excéder. See Cede.].
     To go beyond; to proceed beyond the given or supposed limit or measure of; to outgo; to surpass; -- used both in a good and a bad sense; as, one man exceeds another in bulk, stature, weight, power, skill, etc.; one offender exceeds another in villainy; his rank exceeds yours.  [1913 Webster]
    "Name the time, but let it not
    Exceed three days.
    "  [1913 Webster]
    "Observes how much a chintz exceeds mohair."
Syn. -- To outdo; surpass; excel; transcend; outstrip; outvie; overtop.
Exceedv. i. 
  •  To go too far; to pass the proper bounds or measure.  Jer. Taylor.  [1913 Webster]
    "Forty stripes he may give him, and not exceed."  [1913 Webster]
  •  To be more or greater; to be paramount.  Shak.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

Exceed, v.tr.
1 (often foll. by by an amount) be more or greater than (in number, extent, etc.).
2 go beyond or do more than is warranted by (a set limit, esp. of one's instructions or rights).
3 surpass, excel (a person or achievement).

Etymology
ME f. OF exceder f. L excedere (as EX-(1), cedere cess- go)

THESAURUS

Exceed

beat, best, better, bulk, bulk large, cap, dare, eclipse, exaggerate, excel, go beyond, go one better, improve on, loom, loom large, outdistance, outdo, outpace, outrank, outreach, outrun, outshine, outsoar, outstep, outstrip, outweigh, overbalance, overbear, overcome, overdo, overextend, overgo, overjump, overleap, overpass, overreach, overrun, overshadow, overshoot, overshoot the field, overshoot the mark, overstep, overstride, overtake, overtop, overwhelm, pass, perfect, predominate, preponderate, presume, prevail, rear, rise above, soar, stand out, superabound, surpass, top, tower, tower above, tower over, transcend, trump, venture

ROGET THESAURUS

Exceed

Superiority

VB be superior, exceed, excel, transcend, outdo, outbalance, outweigh, outrank, outrival, out-Herod, pass, surpass, get ahead of, over-top, override, overpass, overbalance, overweigh, overmatch, top, o'ertop, cap, beat, cut out, beat hollow, outstrip, eclipse, throw into the shade, take the shine out of, outshine, put one's nose out of joint, have the upper hand, have the whip hand of, have the advantage, turn the scale, kick the beam, play first fiddle, preponderate, predominate, prevail, precede, take precedence, come first, come to a head, culminate, beat all others, bear the palm, break the record, take the cake, become larger, render larger.

Remainder

VB remain, be left, exceed, survive, leave.

Intemperance

VB be intemperate, indulge, exceed, live well, live high, live high on the fat of the land, live it up, live high on the hog, give a loose to indulgence, wallow in voluptuousness, plunge into dissipation, revel, rake, live hard, run riot, sow one's wild oats, slake one's appetite, slake one's thirst, swill, pamper.

Transcursion

VB transgress, surpass, pass, go beyond, go by, show in front, come to the front, shoot ahead of, steal a march upon, steal a gain upon, overstep, overpass, overreach, overgo, override, overleap, overjump, overskip, overlap, overshoot the mark, outstrip, outleap, outjump, outgo, outstep, outrun, outride, outrival, outdo, beat, beat hollow, distance, leave in the lurch, leave in the rear, throw into the shade, exceed, transcend, surmount, soar, encroach, trespass, infringe, trench upon, entrench on, intrench on, strain, stretch a point, strain a point, cross the Rubicon.

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