† precelv.

Forms: late Middle English–1500s precelle, late Middle English–1600s precell, 1500s–1600s precel; Scottish pre-1700 precel, pre-1700 precell, pre-1700 presell.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin praecellere.

Etymology: < classical Latin praecellere to be superior, to excel, to be superior to, to surpass < prae- pre- prefix + -cellere to rise higher, to tower (only attested in compounds; see further at celse adj.). Compare Anglo-Norman and Middle French preceller (1404; French †préceller).

Obsolete.

Frequently with in.

1. intransitive. To be superior or pre-eminent; to excel.

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

?a1425 Three Kings Cologne (Lamb. 491) (2000) 153 Þat þou be not..of so special prerogatiues with which afor al oþir þou precellist be pryvid as þe Nestorynes.

a1439 J. Lydgate Fall of Princes (Bodl. 263) i. 933 We precelle in wisdom and resoun.

c1475 (?c1400) Apol. Lollard Doctr. (1842) 59 If he precelle in sciens and holiness.

?a1535 To City of London (Vitellius) in J. Small Poems W. Dunbar (1893) II. 277 Swete paradise precelling in pleasure: London, thow art the floure of Cities all.

1550 J. Coke Deb. Heraldes Eng. & Fraunce sig. Dij Malgo..precelled in Beautye, puyssaunce, Force, and Strengthe, of all men in those dayes.

c1586 J. Stewart Poems (1913) 36 Thair teirs distels bot onlie to distengzie Our Chastetie Quilk chieflie suld precell.

1626 J. Kennedy Hist. Calanthrop & Lucilla sig. C6^v When physicke, nor no simples could, the venome strong expell, The water of the healthfull spring, in power did precell.

2. transitive. To be superior to (a person or thing); to surpass, to excel.

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

a1439 J. Lydgate Fall of Princes (Bodl. 263) i. 3889 (MED) My brother..all other in fraude doth precell [v.r. excelle].

?a1475 (?a1425) tr. R. Higden Polychron. (Harl. 2261) (1872) IV. 31 (MED) Bledgarec kynge precellede [a1387 J. Trevisa tr. passede; L. præcellebat.] alle other in musike.

1559 D. Lindsay Test. Papyngo 26 in Wks. (1931) I As Phebus dois Synthia presell.

a1573 W. Lauder Minor Poems (1870) 13 For Papis precellit the Kings in Dignytie.

1661 H. P. Cressy Reflexions Oathes Supremacy 91 Be subject to every humane creature, to the King as precelling all others.

Derivatives

† precelling n. Obsolete rare pre-eminence, superiority.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > prosperity > advancement or progress > outdoing or surpassing > [noun]

exceeding1520

precellinga1532

excelling1573

outdoing1679

surpassing1736

outvying1757

capping1883

a1532 Remedie of Loue Prol. v Flouring youth, which..a precelling haste aboue age In many a singuler commodite.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	precel
释义	† precelv. Forms: late Middle English–1500s precelle, late Middle English–1600s precell, 1500s–1600s precel; Scottish pre-1700 precel, pre-1700 precell, pre-1700 presell. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin praecellere. Etymology: < classical Latin praecellere to be superior, to excel, to be superior to, to surpass < prae- pre- prefix + -cellere to rise higher, to tower (only attested in compounds; see further at celse adj.). Compare Anglo-Norman and Middle French preceller (1404; French †préceller). Obsolete. Frequently with in. 1. intransitive. To be superior or pre-eminent; to excel. 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 ?a1425 Three Kings Cologne (Lamb. 491) (2000) 153 Þat þou be not..of so special prerogatiues with which afor al oþir þou precellist be pryvid as þe Nestorynes. a1439 J. Lydgate Fall of Princes (Bodl. 263) i. 933 We precelle in wisdom and resoun. c1475 (?c1400) Apol. Lollard Doctr. (1842) 59 If he precelle in sciens and holiness. ?a1535 To City of London (Vitellius) in J. Small Poems W. Dunbar (1893) II. 277 Swete paradise precelling in pleasure: London, thow art the floure of Cities all. 1550 J. Coke Deb. Heraldes Eng. & Fraunce sig. Dij Malgo..precelled in Beautye, puyssaunce, Force, and Strengthe, of all men in those dayes. c1586 J. Stewart Poems (1913) 36 Thair teirs distels bot onlie to distengzie Our Chastetie Quilk chieflie suld precell. 1626 J. Kennedy Hist. Calanthrop & Lucilla sig. C6^v When physicke, nor no simples could, the venome strong expell, The water of the healthfull spring, in power did precell. 2. transitive. To be superior to (a person or thing); to surpass, to excel. 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 a1439 J. Lydgate Fall of Princes (Bodl. 263) i. 3889 (MED) My brother..all other in fraude doth precell [v.r. excelle]. ?a1475 (?a1425) tr. R. Higden Polychron. (Harl. 2261) (1872) IV. 31 (MED) Bledgarec kynge precellede [a1387 J. Trevisa tr. passede; L. præcellebat.] alle other in musike. 1559 D. Lindsay Test. Papyngo 26 in Wks. (1931) I As Phebus dois Synthia presell. a1573 W. Lauder Minor Poems (1870) 13 For Papis precellit the Kings in Dignytie. 1661 H. P. Cressy Reflexions Oathes Supremacy 91 Be subject to every humane creature, to the King as precelling all others. Derivatives † precelling n. Obsolete rare pre-eminence, superiority. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > prosperity > advancement or progress > outdoing or surpassing > [noun] exceeding1520 precellinga1532 excelling1573 outdoing1679 surpassing1736 outvying1757 capping1883 a1532 Remedie of Loue Prol. v Flouring youth, which..a precelling haste aboue age In many a singuler commodite. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < v.?a1425
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