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surpass

/sər'pæs/

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verb
move past
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"One line of soldiers surpassed the other"

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go by go past pass pass by travel by

type of:
move go travel locomote
verb
be greater in scope or size than some standard
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exceed transcend
verb
distinguish oneself
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excel stand out
verb
be or do something to a greater degree
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"her performance surpasses that of any other student I know"

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exceed outdo outgo outmatch outperform outstrip surmount

type of:
trounce shell vanquish beat beat out crush

Examples of surpass

"One line of soldiers surpassed the other"
"her performance surpasses that of any other student I know"