excel


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
excel /ɪkˈsɛl, ɛk-/
verb (excels, excelling, excelled) be exceptionally good at an activity or subject.

■ (excel oneself) Brit. perform exceptionally well.

– origin ME: from L. excellere, from ex- ‘out, beyond’ + celsus ‘lofty’.
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