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Definition of Exceed
1. Verb. Be greater in scope or size than some standard. "Their loyalty exceeds their national bonds"
Specialized synonyms: Overgrow
Derivative terms: Transcendence, Transcendent, Transcendent
2. Verb. Be superior or better than some standard. "She topped her performance of last year"
Generic synonyms: Excel, Stand Out, Surpass
Derivative terms: Exceedance, Excessive, Top, Topper, Topper, Transcendence, Transcendency, Transcendent, Transcendent
3. Verb. Be or do something to a greater degree. "Sam cannot exceed Sue "; "This car outperforms all others in its class"
Generic synonyms: Beat, Beat Out, Crush, Shell, Trounce, Vanquish
Specialized synonyms: Beat, Circumvent, Outfox, Outsmart, Outwit, Overreach, Outgrow, Outcry, Outshout, Outroar, Outsail, Outdraw, Outsell, Outsell, Outpace, Better, Break, Outshine, Outrange, Outweigh, Outbrave, Out-herod, Outfox, Shame, Outmarch, Outwear
Derivative terms: Excessive
Definition of Exceed
1. v. t. 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.
2. v. i. To go too far; to pass the proper bounds or measure.
Definition of Exceed
1. Verb. (transitive) To be larger, greater than (something). ¹
2. Verb. (transitive) To be better than (something). ¹
3. Verb. (transitive) To go beyond (some limit); to surpass, outstrip or transcend. ¹
4. Verb. (intransitive) To predominate ¹
5. Verb. (intransitive obsolete) To overdo ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Exceed
1. to go beyond [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Medical Definition of Exceed
1. 1. To go too far; to pass the proper bounds or measure. "In our reverence to whom, we can not possibly exceed." "Forty stripes he may give him, and not exceed." (Deut. Xxv. 3) 2. To be more or greater; to be paramount. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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