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| 1. | to surpass others or be superior in some respect or area; do extremely well: to excel in math. |
| 2. | to surpass; be superior to; outdo: He excels all other poets of his day. |
[Origin: 1400–50; late ME excellen < L excellere, equiv. to ex- ex-1 + -cellere to rise high, tower (akin to celsus high)
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] —Synonyms 2. outstrip, eclipse, transcend, exceed, top, beat. Excel, outdo, surpass imply being better than others or being superior in achievement. To excel is to be superior in some quality, attainment, or performance: to excel opponents at playing chess. To outdo is to make more successful effort than others: to outdo competitors in the high jump. To surpass is to go beyond others, esp. in a contest as to quality or ability: to surpass one's classmates in knowledge of corporation law.
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v. ex·celled, ex·cel·ling, ex·cels v. tr. To do or be better than; surpass. v. intr. To show superiority; surpass others. [Middle English excellen, from Latin excellere; see kel-2 in Indo-European roots.] Synonyms: These verbs mean to be or go beyond a limit or standard. To excel is to be preeminent (excels at figure skating) or to be at a level higher than another or others (excelled her father as a lawyer). To surpass another is to be superior in performance, quality, or degree: an athlete surpassed by none. |
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excel
c.1408, from L. excellere "to rise, surpass, be eminent," from ex- "out from" + -cellere "rise high, tower," related to celsus "high, lofty, great," from PIE base *kel-/*kol- "to rise, be elevated" (see hill).
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| distinguish oneself; "She excelled in math" |
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excel1 [ikˈsel] verb — past tense, past participle exˈcelled
to stand out beyond others (in some quality etc); to do very well (in or at some activity)
Example: He excelled in mathematics / at football.
excel2 [ikˈsel] verbExample: He excelled in mathematics / at football.
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to be better than
Example: She excels them all at swimming.
See also: excellence, Excellency, excellentExample: She excels them all at swimming.
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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. Excelling others, these were great; Thou, greater still, must these excel. --Prior. I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness. --Eccl. ii. 13. 2. To exceed or go beyond; to surpass. She opened; but to shut Excelled her power; the gates wide open stood. --Milton.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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Ex*cel"\, v. i. To surpass others in good qualities, laudable actions, or acquirements; to be distinguished by superiority; as, to excel in mathematics, or classics. Unstable as water, thou shalt not excel. --Gen. xlix. 4. Then peers grew proud in horsemanship t' excel. --Pope.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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