verb (used with object)
1.
to go beyond in amount, extent, or degree; be greater than; exceed.
2.
to go beyond in excellence or achievement; be superior to; excel: He surpassed his brother in sports.
3.
to be beyond the range or capacity of; transcend: misery that surpasses description.
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| —vb | |
| 1. | to be greater than in degree, extent, etc |
| 2. | to be superior to in achievement or excellence |
| 3. | to overstep the limit or range of: the theory surpasses my comprehension |
| [C16: from French surpasser, from | |
| sur'passable | |
| —adj | |
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surpass
1555, from M.Fr. surpasser "go beyond, exceed, excel," from O.Fr. sur- "beyond" + passer "to go by" (see pass (v.)).
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