The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Surpass \Sur*pass"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Surpassed; p. pr. &
   vb. n. Surpassing.] [F. surpasser; sur over + passer to
   pass. See Sur-, and Pass.]
   To go beyond in anything good or bad; to perform (an
   activity) better than; to exceed; to excel.
   [1913 Webster]

         This would surpass
         Common revenge and interrupt his joy.    --Milton.
   [1913 Webster]

   Syn: To exceed; excel; outdo; outstrip.
        [1913 Webster]

Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

62 Moby Thesaurus words for "surpass":
   bang, beat, best, better, cap, cob, ding, distance, eclipse,
   exceed, excel, get ahead of, go beyond, go one better,
   hold the field, improve on, leave behind, outclass, outdistance,
   outdo, outgo, outmatch, outpace, outperform, outpoint, outrange,
   outrank, outrival, outrun, outshine, outstep, outstrip, outtop,
   outvie, outweigh, overbalance, overbear, overcome, overpass,
   overreach, overrun, overshadow, overshoot, overshoot the mark,
   overstep, overtop, pass, perfect, predominate, preponderate,
   prevail, prevail over, put to shame, rank, shoot ahead of,
   steal a march, top, tower above, tower over, transcend, trump,
   worst