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  • 1excel — /ik sel /, v., excelled, excelling. v.i. 1. to surpass others or be superior in some respect or area; do extremely well: to excel in math. v.t. 2. to surpass; be superior to; outdo: He excels all other poets of his day. [1400 50; late ME excellen …

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  • 2exceed — exceedable, adj. exceeder, n. /ik seed /, v.t. 1. to go beyond in quantity, degree, rate, etc.: to exceed the speed limit. 2. to go beyond the bounds or limits of: to exceed one s understanding. 3. to surpass; be superior to; excel: Her… …

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  • 3excel — I. v. a. 1. Surpass, outdo, outvie, outrival, outstrip, beat, be superior to, cast in the shade, throw into the shade, eclipse. 2. Exceed, transcend, cap, go beyond, surpass. II. v. n. Win eminence, gain or have excellence, surpass others, attain …

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  • 4Zhenren — (zh cpwl|c=真人|p=zhēnrén|w=chen jen|l=true person) is a Chinese term that first appeared in the Zhuangzi meaning Daoist spiritual master , roughly translatable as Perfected Person . Religious Daoism mythologized zhenren to rank above xian… …

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  • 5excel — verb (excelled; excelling) Etymology: Middle English excellen, from Latin excellere, from ex + cellere to rise, project; akin to Latin collis hill more at hill Date: 15th century transitive verb to be superior to ; surpass in accomplishment or… …

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  • 6exceed — ex•ceed [[t]ɪkˈsid[/t]] v. t. 1) to go beyond in quantity, degree, rate, etc.: to exceed the speed limit[/ex] 2) to go beyond the bounds or limits of; overstep 3) to surpass; be superior to; excel 4) to be greater, as in quantity or degree 5) to… …

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  • 7excel — ex•cel [[t]ɪkˈsɛl[/t]] v. celled, cel•ling 1) to surpass others or be superior in some respect or area; do extremely well: to excel in math[/ex] 2) to surpass; be superior to; outdo • Etymology: 1400–50; late ME < L excellere= ex I+ cellere to …

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  • 8exceed — /əkˈsid / (say uhk seed), /ɛk / (say ek ) verb (t) 1. to go beyond the bounds or limits of: to exceed one s powers. 2. to go beyond in quantity, degree, rate, etc.: to exceed the speed limit. 3. to surpass; be superior to; excel. –verb (i) 4. to… …

  • 9excel — [c]/əkˈsɛl / (say uhk sel), /ɛk / (say ek ) verb (excelled, excelling) –verb (t) 1. to surpass; be superior to; outdo: *We had seen fine and magnificent falls, each one of which excelled our admiration in no small degree –david malouf, 1998.… …

  • 10exceed — [ek sēd′, iksēd′] vt. [ME exceden < OFr exceder < L excedere < ex , out, beyond + cedere, to go: see CEDE] 1. to go or be beyond (a limit, limiting regulation, measure, etc.) [to exceed a speed limit] 2. to be more than or greater than;… …

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