excel
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verb (used without object)
1.
to surpass others or be superior in some respect or area; do extremely well: to excel in math.
verb (used with object)
2.
to surpass; be superior to; outdo: He excels all other poets of his day.
Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English excellen < Latin excellere, equivalent to ex- ex-1 + -cellere to rise high, tower (akin to celsus high)
1400–50; late Middle English excellen < Latin excellere, equivalent to ex- ex-1 + -cellere to rise high, tower (akin to celsus high)
Related forms
un·ex·celled, adjective
un·ex·cel·ling, adjective
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, especially in a contest as to quality or ability: to surpass one's classmates in knowledge of corporation law.
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, especially in a contest as to quality or ability: to surpass one's classmates in knowledge of corporation law.
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excel (ɪkˈsɛl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb , -cels, -celling, -celled | |
| 1. | to be superior to (another or others); surpass |
| 2. | (intr; |
| [C15: from Latin excellere to rise up] | |
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Word Origin & History
excel
c.1400, 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). Related: Excelled; excelling.
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Example sentences
Most chefs excel at cooking either meat or fish.
That's actually not a smoothed out graph in excel, the rather continuous form is simply an artifact of the human eye's perception.
The only thing that could get better than this plain pizza is toppings, and they excel.
People who excel at anything dedicate time and effort into what they do.
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