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excel (iou)



excel verb. Infl. -ll-. LME.
[Latin excellere, formed as EX-1 1 + celsus lofty.]
verb intrans. Be pre-eminent in the possession of some quality or the performance of some action. (Foll. by at, as, in.) LME.
J. A. Symonds How could a Spartan..excel in any fine art? E. M. Forster They were..deficient where she excelled. J. Hilton He..excelled at games. J. P. Hennessy Trollope excelled at evoking the spirit as well as the appearance of any place. N. Mitford She excelled as a hostess.
verb trans. Be superior to (a person or thing) in the possession of some quality or the performance of some action; outdo, surpass. (Foll. by in.) LME.
Z. Grey Sally wanted to look beautiful, to excell all the young ladies who were to attend. A. Fraser The coronation..excelled in splendour anything he had conceivably expected.
b. Surpass (another's qualities or work). rare. E17.
S. Johnson He has excelled every composition of the same kind.
verb trans. Be greater than, exceed; be too much for, overpower. M17-E18.