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sur⋅pass

  [ser-pas, -pahs]
Use surpass in a Sentence
–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.
Origin:
1545–55; < MF surpasser, equiv. to sur- sur- 1 + passer to pass

Related forms:
sur⋅pass⋅a⋅ble, adjective
sur⋅pass⋅er, noun

Synonyms:
2. beat, outstrip. See excel.
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sur·pass   (sər-pās')   
tr.v.   sur·passed, sur·pass·ing, sur·pass·es

  1. To be beyond the limit, powers, or capacity of; transcend: misery that surpasses comprehension.

  2. To be or go beyond, as in degree or quality; exceed. See Synonyms at excel.


[French surpasser, from Old French, to transgress : sur-, sur- + passer, pass; see pass.]
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