Surpass

3 definitions found

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

  Surpass \Sur*pass"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Surpassed}; p. pr. &
     vb. n. {Surpassing}.] [F. surpasser; sur over + passer to
     pass. See {Sur-}, and {Pass}.]
     To go beyond in anything good or bad; to perform (an
     activity) better than; to exceed; to excel.
     [1913 Webster]


  
           This would surpass
           Common revenge and interrupt his joy.    --Milton.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Syn: To exceed; excel; outdo; outstrip.
          [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  surpass
       v 1: distinguish oneself; "She excelled in math" [syn: {excel}, {stand
            out}]
       2: be or do something to a greater degree; "her performance
          surpasses that of any other student I know"; "She outdoes
          all other athletes"; "This exceeds all my expectations";
          "This car outperforms all others in its class" [syn: {outstrip},
           {outmatch}, {outgo}, {exceed}, {outdo}, {surmount}, {outperform}]
       3: pass by; "A black limousine passed by when she looked out
          the window"; "He passed his professor in the hall"; "One
          line of soldiers surpassed the other" [syn: {travel by}, {pass
          by}, {go past}, {go by}, {pass}]
       4: go beyond; "Their loyalty exceeds their national bonds"
          [syn: {exceed}, {transcend}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  62 Moby Thesaurus words for "surpass":
     bang, beat, best, better, cap, cob, ding, distance, eclipse,
     exceed, excel, get ahead of, go beyond, go one better,
     hold the field, improve on, leave behind, outclass, outdistance,
     outdo, outgo, outmatch, outpace, outperform, outpoint, outrange,
     outrank, outrival, outrun, outshine, outstep, outstrip, outtop,
     outvie, outweigh, overbalance, overbear, overcome, overpass,
     overreach, overrun, overshadow, overshoot, overshoot the mark,
     overstep, overtop, pass, perfect, predominate, preponderate,
     prevail, prevail over, put to shame, rank, shoot ahead of,
     steal a march, top, tower above, tower over, transcend, trump,
     worst