excelv.

Brit.

/ᵻkˈsɛl/,

/ɛkˈsɛl/, U.S.

/ɪkˈsɛl/,

/ɛkˈsɛl/

Forms: Also Middle English–1700s excell(e.

Etymology: < French excelle-r, < Latin excellĕre to rise above others, be eminent, < ex- (see ex- prefix¹) + *cellĕre to rise high, tower, a verb found only in compounds, whose root appears in the adjective celsus lofty.

a. intransitive. To be superior or preëminent in the possession of some quality, or in the performance of some action, usually in a good sense; to surpass others. Const. in, sometimes at.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > prosperity > advancement or progress > outdoing or surpassing > outdo or surpass [verb (intransitive)]

pass?a1425

precel?a1425

superexcelc1429

surmount1447

excela1535

transcend1635

prepoll1657

outgrabe1855

to go one better1856

14.. Circumcis. in Tundale's Vis. (1843) 92 And the thyrd he calleth holyness For hit excelleth in perfeccion.

c1430 J. Lydgate Lyfe St. Albon (1534) A ij His goodnes so hyghly doth excell.

a1535 T. More Dialoge of Comfort (1553) ii. xviii. sig. M.ii^v Some other vertue..wherein the riche man may..excel.

1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene i. iv. sig. D2^v Pecocks, that excell in pride.

1611 Bible (King James) Gen. xlix. 4 Vnstable as water, thou shalt not excell .

1634 T. Herbert Relation Some Yeares Trauaile 185 They are to say truly a warlike..but desperate Nation, excell in theeuing.

1711 A. Pope Ess. Crit. 4 Let such teach others who themselves excell.

1781 W. Cowper Retirem. 793 The Power That..Bids these in elegance or form excel.

1801 M. Edgeworth Forester in Moral Tales I. 97 Ambitious of excelling at the game.

1811 M. R. Mitford in A. G. L'Estrange Life M. R. Mitford (1870) I. 132 Scott certainly does not excel in the Spenser stanza.

†b. To be in greater proportion than another thing; to preponderate; = exceed v. 5. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > pre-eminence > [verb (intransitive)]

shinec900

to bear, fang, have the flower (of)c1310

exceed1482

pre-excel1587

excel16..

to take the (or a) lead1745

16.. Tarquin & Tullia It was hard to tell, Whether its [the land's] guilt or losses did excel.

a. transitive. To be superior to (others) in the possession of some quality, or in the performance of some action; usually in a good sense; to outdo, surpass. Const. in, occasionally at.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > prosperity > advancement or progress > outdoing or surpassing > outdo or surpass [verb (transitive)]

overstyeOE

overshinec1175

overgoc1225

passc1225

surmountc1369

forpassc1374

overmatcha1375

overpassa1382

to pass overa1393

overcomec1400

outpass?a1425

exceedc1425

precedec1425

superexcelc1429

transcendc1430

precel?a1439

outcut1447

overgrowc1475

to come over ——a1479

excel1493

overleapa1500

vanquish1533

outweigh1534

prevent1540

better1548

preferc1550

outgo1553

surpassa1555

exsuperate1559

cote1566

overtop1567

outrun1575

outstrip1579

outsail1580

overruna1586

pre-excel1587

outbid1589

outbrave1589

out-cote1589

top1590

outmatch1593

outvie1594

superate1595

surbravec1600

oversile1608

over-height1611

overstride1614

outdoa1616

outlustrea1616

outpeera1616

outstrikea1616

outrival1622

antecede1624

out-top1624

antecell1625

out-pitch1627

over-merit1629

outblazea1634

surmatch1636

overdoa1640

overact1643

outact1644

worst1646

overspana1657

outsoar1674

outdazzle1691

to cut down1713

ding1724

to cut out1738

cap1821

by-pass1848

overtower1850

pretergress1851

outray1876

outreach1879

cut1884

outperform1937

outrate1955

one-up1963

1493 Petronylla (Pynson) 6 Petronylla..All other maydyns excelled in fairenesse.

c1530 A. Barclay Egloges ii. sig. Lij The wretchyd lasar,..Hath lyfe whiche doth the courters lyfe excell.

1596 E. Spenser Second Pt. Faerie Queene v. xii. sig. Y8 A wicked hag, and Enuy selfe excelling In mischiefe.

1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost iv. 490 I..see How beauty is excelld by manly grace And wisdom.

1675 T. Hobbes tr. Homer Odysses viii. 86 We do all other men excel At Wrestling.., Leaping, Running well.

1712 J. Addison Spectator No. 273. ¶2 Homer has excelled all the Heroic Poets that ever wrote, in the multitude and variety of his Characters.

1768 W. Gilpin Ess. Prints 167 Goupy very happily caught the manner of Salvator; and in some things excelled him.

a1822 P. B. Shelley Homer's Hymn to Mercury ii, in Posthumous Poems (1824) 295 She gave to light a babe all babes excelling.

1828 W. Scott Fair Maid of Perth Introd., in Chron. Canongate 2nd Ser. I. 4 The Castle may excel us in extent of prospect and natural sublimity of site.

b. To surpass (another's qualities or work). rare.

ΚΠ

1611 T. Heywood Golden Age i. sig. C^v Sibill should produce a sonne, That should his Fathers vertues much excell.

1781 S. Johnson Pope in Pref. Wks. Eng. Poets VII. 44 He has excelled every composition of the same kind.

†3.

a. To be greater than, exceed. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > largeness > large [verb (transitive)] > exceed in size

oversize1615

excel1703

1703 R. Neve City & Countrey Purchaser 5 A well proportion'd Ante~chamber, ought..in length..not to excel the breadth.

b. To be too hard or great for, overpower. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > manner of action > effort or exertion > [verb (transitive)] > put the limbs or faculties to abnormal exertion > excessively

overtravaila1382

overstrain1578

exceed1596

overtask1628

excel1667

overtax1692

1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost ii. 884 She op'nd, but to shut Excel'd her power.

1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost viii. 456 An object that excels the sense.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	excel
释义	excelv. Brit. /ᵻkˈsɛl/, /ɛkˈsɛl/, U.S. /ɪkˈsɛl/, /ɛkˈsɛl/ Forms: Also Middle English–1700s excell(e. Etymology: < French excelle-r, < Latin excellĕre to rise above others, be eminent, < ex- (see ex- prefix¹) + cellĕre to rise high, tower, a verb found only in compounds, whose root appears in the adjective celsus* lofty. 1. a. intransitive. To be superior or preëminent in the possession of some quality, or in the performance of some action, usually in a good sense; to surpass others. Const. in, sometimes at. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > prosperity > advancement or progress > outdoing or surpassing > outdo or surpass [verb (intransitive)] pass?a1425 precel?a1425 superexcelc1429 surmount1447 excela1535 transcend1635 prepoll1657 outgrabe1855 to go one better1856 14.. Circumcis. in Tundale's Vis. (1843) 92 And the thyrd he calleth holyness For hit excelleth in perfeccion. c1430 J. Lydgate Lyfe St. Albon (1534) A ij His goodnes so hyghly doth excell. a1535 T. More Dialoge of Comfort (1553) ii. xviii. sig. M.ii^v Some other vertue..wherein the riche man may..excel. 1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene i. iv. sig. D2^v Pecocks, that excell in pride. 1611 Bible (King James) Gen. xlix. 4 Vnstable as water, thou shalt not excell . View more context for this quotation 1634 T. Herbert Relation Some Yeares Trauaile 185 They are to say truly a warlike..but desperate Nation, excell in theeuing. 1711 A. Pope Ess. Crit. 4 Let such teach others who themselves excell. 1781 W. Cowper Retirem. 793 The Power That..Bids these in elegance or form excel. 1801 M. Edgeworth Forester in Moral Tales I. 97 Ambitious of excelling at the game. 1811 M. R. Mitford in A. G. L'Estrange Life M. R. Mitford (1870) I. 132 Scott certainly does not excel in the Spenser stanza. †b. To be in greater proportion than another thing; to preponderate; = exceed v. 5. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > pre-eminence > [verb (intransitive)] shinec900 to bear, fang, have the flower (of)c1310 exceed1482 pre-excel1587 excel16.. to take the (or a) lead1745 16.. Tarquin & Tullia It was hard to tell, Whether its [the land's] guilt or losses did excel. 2. a. transitive. To be superior to (others) in the possession of some quality, or in the performance of some action; usually in a good sense; to outdo, surpass. Const. in, occasionally at. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > prosperity > advancement or progress > outdoing or surpassing > outdo or surpass [verb (transitive)] overstyeOE overshinec1175 overgoc1225 passc1225 surmountc1369 forpassc1374 overmatcha1375 overpassa1382 to pass overa1393 overcomec1400 outpass?a1425 exceedc1425 precedec1425 superexcelc1429 transcendc1430 precel?a1439 outcut1447 overgrowc1475 to come over ——a1479 excel1493 overleapa1500 vanquish1533 outweigh1534 prevent1540 better1548 preferc1550 outgo1553 surpassa1555 exsuperate1559 cote1566 overtop1567 outrun1575 outstrip1579 outsail1580 overruna1586 pre-excel1587 outbid1589 outbrave1589 out-cote1589 top1590 outmatch1593 outvie1594 superate1595 surbravec1600 oversile1608 over-height1611 overstride1614 outdoa1616 outlustrea1616 outpeera1616 outstrikea1616 outrival1622 antecede1624 out-top1624 antecell1625 out-pitch1627 over-merit1629 outblazea1634 surmatch1636 overdoa1640 overact1643 outact1644 worst1646 overspana1657 outsoar1674 outdazzle1691 to cut down1713 ding1724 to cut out1738 cap1821 by-pass1848 overtower1850 pretergress1851 outray1876 outreach1879 cut1884 outperform1937 outrate1955 one-up1963 1493 Petronylla (Pynson) 6 Petronylla..All other maydyns excelled in fairenesse. c1530 A. Barclay Egloges ii. sig. Lij The wretchyd lasar,..Hath lyfe whiche doth the courters lyfe excell. 1596 E. Spenser Second Pt. Faerie Queene v. xii. sig. Y8 A wicked hag, and Enuy selfe excelling In mischiefe. View more context for this quotation 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost iv. 490 I..see How beauty is excelld by manly grace And wisdom. View more context for this quotation 1675 T. Hobbes tr. Homer Odysses viii. 86 We do all other men excel At Wrestling.., Leaping, Running well. 1712 J. Addison Spectator No. 273. ¶2 Homer has excelled all the Heroic Poets that ever wrote, in the multitude and variety of his Characters. 1768 W. Gilpin Ess. Prints 167 Goupy very happily caught the manner of Salvator; and in some things excelled him. a1822 P. B. Shelley Homer's Hymn to Mercury ii, in Posthumous Poems (1824) 295 She gave to light a babe all babes excelling. 1828 W. Scott Fair Maid of Perth Introd., in Chron. Canongate 2nd Ser. I. 4 The Castle may excel us in extent of prospect and natural sublimity of site. b. To surpass (another's qualities or work). rare. ΚΠ 1611 T. Heywood Golden Age i. sig. C^v Sibill should produce a sonne, That should his Fathers vertues much excell. 1781 S. Johnson Pope in Pref. Wks. Eng. Poets VII. 44 He has excelled every composition of the same kind. †3. a. To be greater than, exceed. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > largeness > large [verb (transitive)] > exceed in size oversize1615 excel1703 1703 R. Neve City & Countrey Purchaser 5 A well proportion'd Ante~chamber, ought..in length..not to excel the breadth. b. To be too hard or great for, overpower. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > effort or exertion > [verb (transitive)] > put the limbs or faculties to abnormal exertion > excessively overtravaila1382 overstrain1578 exceed1596 overtask1628 excel1667 overtax1692 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost ii. 884 She op'nd, but to shut Excel'd her power. View more context for this quotation 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost viii. 456 An object that excels the sense. View more context for this quotation This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < v.14..
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