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WORDNET DICTIONARY
Verb excel has 1 sense
- excel(v = verb.stative) stand out, surpass - distinguish oneself; "She excelled in math" Derived forms noun excellence1, adjective excellent1
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CIDE DICTIONARY
excel, v. t. [L. excellere, excelsum; ex out + a root found in culmen height, top; cf. F. exceller. See Culminate, Column.].
- To go beyond or surpass in good qualities or laudable deeds; to outdo or outgo, in a good sense. [1913 Webster]"Excelling others, these were great;
Thou, greater still, must these excel." [1913 Webster]"I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness." [1913 Webster] - To exceed or go beyond; to surpass. [1913 Webster]"She opened; but to shut
Excelled her power; the gates wide open stood." [1913 Webster]
excel, v. i.
To surpass others in good qualities, laudable actions, or acquirements; to be distinguished by superiority; as, to excel in mathematics, or classics. [1913 Webster]
"Unstable as water, thou shalt not excel."
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"Then peers grew proud in horsemanship t' excel."
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OXFORD DICTIONARY
excel, v. (excelled, excelling) (often foll. by in, at)
1 tr. be superior to.
2 intr. be pre-eminent or the most outstanding (excels at games).
1 tr. be superior to.
2 intr. be pre-eminent or the most outstanding (excels at games).
Idiom
excel oneself surpass one's previous performance.
Etymology
ME f. L excellere (as EX-(1), celsus lofty)
THESAURUS
excel
be born for, be master of, beat, best, better, cap, dominate, eclipse, exceed, go beyond, go one better, improve on, outdo, outpace, outrank, outshine, outstrip, outweigh, overbalance, overbear, overcome, overpass, overshadow, overtop, perfect, predominate, preponderate, prevail, shine, shine in, surpass, top, tower above, tower over, transcend, trumpROGET THESAURUS
excel
Goodness
VB be beneficial, produce good, do good, profit, benefit, confer a benefit, be the making of, do a world of good, make a man of, produce a good effect, do a good turn, confer an obligation, improve, do no harm, break no bones, be good, excel, transcend, bear away the bell, stand the proof, stand the test, pass muster, pass an examination, challenge comparison, vie, emulate, rival.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.
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