excel

To excel is to be very good at something. (verb)

An example of excel is to be good enough at a sport to be an Olympic athlete.

See excel in Webster's New World College Dictionary

intransitive verb, transitive verb excelled, excelling

to be better or greater than, or superior to (another or others)

See excel in American Heritage Dictionary 4

(ĭk-sĕlˈ)

verb ex·celled, ex·cel·ling, ex·cels

verb, transitive

To do or be better than; surpass.

verb, intransitive

To show superiority; surpass others.

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