surpasser

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sur⋅pass

[ser-pas, -pahs]

–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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Word Origin & History

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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