mindmap root((超越)) exceed implies going beyond a limit set by authority or established by custom or by prior achievement: ~ed the speed limit. surpass suggests superiority in quality, merit, or skill: the book ~ed our expectations. transcend implies a rising or extending notably above or beyond ordinary limits: ~ed the values of their peers. excel implies an attaining of eminence in achievement, accomplishment, or quality and may suggest superiority to all others: ~s in mathematics. outdo applies to a bettering or exceeding of what has been done before: ~ herself this time. outstrip suggests a succeeding or surpassing in a race or competition: ~ped other firms in selling the new plastic.