surpass

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To exceed, especially in a metaphoric or technical manner

The heavy rains threatened to surpass the capabilities of the levee, endangering the town on the other side.

{v} to pass or go beyond, beat, excell, exceed
go beyond; "Their loyalty exceeds their national bonds"
distinguish oneself; "She excelled in math"
If one person or thing surpasses another, the first is better than, or has more of a particular quality than, the second. He was determined to surpass the achievements of his older brothers Warwick Arts Centre is the second largest Arts Centre in Britain, surpassed in size only by London's Barbican
be or do something to a greater degree; "her performance surpasses that of any other student I know"; "She outdoes all other athletes"; "This exceeds all my expectations"; "This car outperforms all others in its class"
To go beyond in anything good or bad; to exceed; to excel
If something surpasses expectations, it is much better than it was expected to be. Conrad Black gave an excellent party that surpassed expectations. to be even better or greater than someone or something else (surpasser, from sur- ( SURCHARGE) + passer )
pass by; "A black limousine passed by when she looked out the window"; "He passed his professor in the hall"; "One line of soldiers surpassed the other"
{f} exceed, be greater than; do better than, excel; go beyond, transcend
surpassingly
In a surpassing manner; exceptionally
surpassing
transcendent
to surpass
transcend
to surpass
outdo
surpassable
{s} capable of being surpassed, exceedable
surpassable
Able to be surpassed; able to be overcome
surpassable
That may be surpassed
surpasses
third-person singular of surpass
surpassing
far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree; "a night of exceeding darkness"; "an exceptional memory"; "olympian efforts to save the city from bankruptcy"; "the young Mozart's prodigious talents"
surpassing
Eminently excellent; exceeding others
surpassing
{s} exceeding, exceptional
surpassing
exceeding or surpassing usual limits especially in excellence
surpassing
much better than that of other people or things
surpassingly
to a surpassing degree, exceedingly
surpassingly
to a surpassing degree; "she was a surpassingly beautiful woman"
surpassingly
to a surpassing degree; "she was a surpassingly beautiful woman
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