Exceeded

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Exceed \Ex*ceed"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Exceeded}; p. pr. & vb.
     n. {Exceeding}.] [L. excedere, excessum, to go away or
     beyond; ex out + cedere to go, to pass: cf. F. exc['e]der.
     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.
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           Name the time, but let it not
           Exceed three days.                       --Shak.
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           Observes how much a chintz exceeds mohair. --Pope.
  
     Syn: To outdo; surpass; excel; transcend; outstrip; outvie;
          overtop.
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