surpass (verb)
21exceed — verb Etymology: Middle English exceden, from Middle French exceder, from Latin excedere, from ex + cedere to go Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to extend outside of < the river will exceed its banks > 2. to be greater than or superior to 3 …
22excel — verb (excelled; excelling) Etymology: Middle English excellen, from Latin excellere, from ex + cellere to rise, project; akin to Latin collis hill more at hill Date: 15th century transitive verb to be superior to ; surpass in accomplishment or… …
23fly by — verb 1. pass by while flying (Freq. 2) An enemy plane flew by • Hypernyms: ↑travel by, ↑pass by, ↑surpass, ↑go past, ↑go by, ↑pass • V …
24out-herod — verb surpass someone in cruelty or evil • Hypernyms: ↑surpass, ↑outstrip, ↑outmatch, ↑outgo, ↑exceed, ↑outdo, ↑surmount, ↑outperform • Verb Frames …
25go by — verb 1. pass by (Freq. 6) three years elapsed • Syn: ↑elapse, ↑lapse, ↑pass, ↑slip by, ↑glide by, ↑slip away, ↑slide by, ↑ …
26lay over — verb 1. interrupt a journey temporarily, e.g., overnight (Freq. 1) We had to stop over in Venezuela on our flight back from Brazil • Syn: ↑stop over • Derivationally related forms: ↑stopover (for: ↑stop over), ↑ …
27beat out — verb 1. come out better in a competition, race, or conflict (Freq. 2) Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship We beat the competition Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game • Syn: ↑beat, ↑crush, ↑shell, ↑ …
28stand out — verb 1. distinguish oneself (Freq. 4) She excelled in math • Syn: ↑excel, ↑surpass • Derivationally related forms: ↑excellent (for: ↑excel), ↑ …
29beat — verb (past beat; past participle beaten) 1》 strike (a person or an animal) repeatedly and violently so as to hurt or punish them. ↘strike repeatedly so as to make a noise. ↘flatten or shape (metal) by striking it repeatedly with a hammer …
30outshine — verb (outshone or shined; shining) Date: 1596 transitive verb 1. a. to shine brighter than b. to excel in splendor or showiness 2. outdo, surpass < outshone most of the other films in quality Kathleen Karr > …
