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- pronunciation:
- ek
sel
- parts of speech:
- intransitive verb, transitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
excels, excelling, excelled |
| definition: |
to do or perform better than others; surpass others.
The Brazilian national team excels at soccer.She wants not only to do well; she wants to excel.- synonyms:
- prevail, tower
- similar words:
- dominate, exceed, lead, predominate, shine, transcend, win
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place |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| definition: |
to surpass or outdo.
Their company excels all others in sales of these products.- synonyms:
- exceed, outclass, outdo, outstrip, surpass, top
- similar words:
- ace, beat, best, better, cap, defeat, dominate, eclipse, lead, outdistance, outrun, outshine, transcend, trump
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| related words: |
exceed, pass |
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