verb □ to excel in or at something to be very good at something ○ At school, she excelled in mathematics. (NOTE: excelling — excelled)
ex•cel´
v. t. [imp. & p. p. Excelled p. pr. & vb. n. Excelling.] [L. excellere, excelsum; ex out + a root found in culmen height, top; cf. F. exceller. See Culminate, Column.]
1. To go beyond or surpass in good qualities or laudable deeds; to outdo or outgo, in a good sense. “Excelling others, these were great;
Thou, greater still, must these excel.” Prior. “I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness.” Eccl. ii. 13.
2. To exceed or go beyond; to surpass. “She opened; but to shut
Excelled her power; the gates wide open stood.” Milton.
1. To go beyond or surpass in good qualities or laudable deeds; to outdo or outgo, in a good sense. “Excelling others, these were great;
Thou, greater still, must these excel.” Prior. “I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness.” Eccl. ii. 13.
2. To exceed or go beyond; to surpass. “She opened; but to shut
Excelled her power; the gates wide open stood.” Milton.
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