verb ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   simple past and past participle of surpass form-of, participle, past

Synonyms

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exceedexceedexcelexceloutdooutstrip

Example

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"This was he of whom I said, "He who comes after me has surpassed me because he was before me.""

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