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exceeded

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ex·ceed

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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.

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a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.

Origin:
1325–75; Middle English exceden < Latin excēdere to go out or beyond. See ex-1, cede

ex·ceed·a·ble, adjective
ex·ceed·er, noun
su·per·ex·ceed, verb (used without object)
un·ex·ceed·a·ble, adjective
un·ex·ceed·ed, adjective

accede, concede, exceed.


2. overstep, transcend. 3. outdo, outstrip, beat, cap, top.

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exceed
late 14c., from O.Fr. exceder, from L. excedere "depart, go beyond," from ex- "out" + cedere "go, yield" (see cede). Related: Exceeded; exceeding. Exceedingly (late 15c.) means "very greatly or very much;" excessively (mid-15c.) means "too greatly or too much."
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