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Surpass| Verb | 1. | surpass - distinguish oneself; "She excelled in math"outrank, rank - take precedence or surpass others in rank eclipse, overshadow - exceed in importance; outweigh; "This problem overshadows our lives right now" | | | 2. | surpass - 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"beat, beat out, vanquish, trounce, crush, shell - come out better in a competition, race, or conflict; "Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship"; "We beat the competition"; "Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game" outsail - sail faster or better than; "They outsailed the Roman fleet" outdraw - draw a gun faster, or best someone in a gunfight outsell - sell more than others; "This salesman outsells his colleagues" outsell - be sold more often than other, similar products; "The new Toyota outsells the Honda by a wide margin" outpace - surpass in speed; "Malthus believed that population increase would outpace increases in the means of subsistence" better, break - surpass in excellence; "She bettered her own record"; "break a record" outshine - attract more attention and praise than others; "This film outshone all the others in quality" outrange - have a greater range than (another gun) out-herod - surpass someone in cruelty or evil outfox - outdo someone in trickery shame - surpass or beat by a wide margin outmarch - march longer distances and for a longer time than; "This guy can outmarch anyone!" outwear - last longer than others; "This material outwears all others" | | | 3. | surpass - 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"go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell" skirt - pass around or about; move along the border; "The boat skirted the coast" run by - pass by while running; "We watched children were running by" fly by - pass by while flying; "An enemy plane flew by" | | | 4. | surpass - go beyond; "Their loyalty exceeds their national bonds" | |
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