Meaning of EXCEL
| Pronunciation: | | ik'sel
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| | Definition: | | [v] distinguish oneself; "She excelled in math" |
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| | Synonyms: | | stand out, surpass |
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| | See Also: | | eclipse, exceed, excel at, go past, outrank, overshadow, overstep, pass, rank, shine at, top, transcend | |
| Products Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | Excel
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Ex*cel"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Excelled}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Excelling}.] [L. excellere, excelsum; ex out + a root found
in culmen height, top; cf. F. exceller. See {Culminate},
{Column}.]
1. To go beyond or surpass in good qualities or laudable
deeds; to outdo or outgo, in a good sense.
Excelling others, these were great; Thou, greater
still, must these excel. --Prior.
I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light
excelleth darkness. --Eccl. ii.
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2. To exceed or go beyond; to surpass.
She opened; but to shut Excelled her power; the
gates wide open stood. --Milton.
\Ex*cel"\, v. i.
To surpass others in good qualities, laudable actions, or
acquirements; to be distinguished by superiority; as, to
excel in mathematics, or classics.
Unstable as water, thou shalt not excel. --Gen. xlix.
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Then peers grew proud in horsemanship t' excel. --Pope.
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| Computing Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | Microsoft Excel |
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