Surpass is defined as to go beyond, exceed or excel.
(verb)See surpass in Webster's New World College Dictionary
transitive verb
Origin: MFr surpasser < sur- (see sur-) + passer, to pass
See surpass in American Heritage Dictionary 4
transitive verb sur·passed, sur·pass·ing, sur·pass·es
Origin:
Origin: French surpasser
Origin: , from Old French, to transgress
Origin: : sur-, sur-
Origin: + passer, pass; see pass
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