Excelled

3 definitions found

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

  Excel \Ex*cel"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Excelled}; p. pr. & vb. n.
     {Excelling}.] [L. excellere, excelsum; ex out + a root found
     in culmen height, top; cf. F. exceller. See {Culminate},
     {Column}.]
     1. To go beyond or surpass in good qualities or laudable
        deeds; to outdo or outgo, in a good sense.


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              Excelling others, these were great;
              Thou, greater still, must these excel. --Prior.
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              I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light
              excelleth darkness.                   --Eccl. ii.
                                                    13.
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     2. To exceed or go beyond; to surpass.
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              She opened; but to shut
              Excelled her power; the gates wide open stood.
                                                    --Milton.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  excel
       v : distinguish oneself; "She excelled in math" [syn: {stand out},
            {surpass}]
       [also: {excelling}, {excelled}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  excelled
       See {excel}