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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
surpass/səˈpɑːs/

▶verb be greater or better than.

■ (as adj. surpassing) archaic or literary incomparable or outstanding.

– derivatives
surpassable adjective,
surpassingly adverb.

– origin C16: from Fr. surpasser, from sur- ‘above’ + passer ‘to pass’.

'surpass' also found in these Oxford entries:

beat - better - break - dust - emulate - exceed - leapfrog - outcompete - outgross - outpunch - outrival - outrush - out-top - overpass - pass - sock - surmount - transcend - trump

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Excelled (meaning surpass)
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