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ex⋅ceed

  [ik-seed]
–verb (used with object)
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 performance exceeded all the others.
–verb (used without object)
4. to be greater, as in quantity or degree.
5. to surpass others; excel or be superior.
Use exceed in a Sentence
Origin:
1325–75; ME exceden < L excēdere to go out or beyond. See ex- 1 , cede

Related forms:
ex⋅ceed⋅a⋅ble, adjective
ex⋅ceed⋅er, noun

Synonyms:
2. overstep, transcend. 3. outdo, outstrip, beat, cap, top.
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ex·ceed   (ĭk-sēd')   
tr.v.   ex·ceed·ed, ex·ceed·ing, ex·ceeds

  1. To extend beyond or outside of: The river exceeded its banks.

  2. To be greater than; surpass: "a horror of the spirit that cannot be exceeded at the hour of birth or death" (Robert Louis Stevenson).

  3. To go beyond the limits of: exceeded my allowance. See Synonyms at excel.


[Middle English exceden, from Old French exceder, from Latin excēdere : ex-, ex- + cēdere, to go; see ked- in Indo-European roots.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Word Origin & History

exceed 
c.1374, from O.Fr. exceder, from L. excedere "depart, go beyond," from ex- "out" + cedere "go, yield" (see cede). Exceedingly (c.1470) means "very greatly or very much;" excessively (c.1460) means "too greatly or too much."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Computing Dictionary

Exceed interface
A tool to display remote X Window System applications on Microsoft Windows. Exceed is not an X server.
(2001-04-29)

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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