exceed

Verb

Synonyms: transcend surpass overstep pass go past top outstrip outmatch outgo outdo surmount outperform

WordNet 3.0

Verb (3)

be greater in scope or size than some standard“Their loyalty exceeds their national bonds”Synonyms: transcend surpass
be superior or better than some standard“She exceeded our expectations”“She topped her performance of last year”Synonyms: transcend overstep pass go past top
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”Synonyms: surpass outstrip outmatch outgo outdo surmount outperform

Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Exceed \Ex*ceed"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Exceeded; p. pr. & vb. n. Exceeding.] [L. excedere, excessum, to go away or beyond; ex out + cedere to go, to pass: cf. F. exc['e]der. See Cede.] To go beyond; to proceed beyond the given or supposed limit or measure of; to outgo; to surpass; -- used both in a good and a bad sense; as, one man exceeds another in bulk, stature, weight, power, skill, etc.; one offender exceeds another in villainy; his rank exceeds yours. [1913 Webster]

Name the time, but let it not Exceed three days. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

Observes how much a chintz exceeds mohair. --Pope.

Syn: To outdo; surpass; excel; transcend; outstrip; outvie; overtop. [1913 Webster]

Exceed \Ex*ceed"\, v. i.

1.To go too far; to pass the proper bounds or measure. "In our reverence to whom, we can not possibly exceed." --Jer. Taylor. [1913 Webster]

Forty stripes he may give him, and not exceed.— Deut. xxv. 3.[1913 Webster]

2.To be more or greater; to be paramount. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

Free On-line Dictionary of Computing

Exceed

<interface> A tool to display remote X Window System applications on Microsoft Windows. Exceed is not an X server.

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