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excel Definition

ex·cel (ek sel, ik-)

intransitive verb, transitive verb -·celled, -·cel·ling

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

Etymology: ME excellen < OFr exceller < L excellere, to raise, surpass, excel < ex-, out of, from + -cellere, to rise, project < IE base *kel-, to project > hill, Gr kolophōn

excel Synonyms

excel

v.

surpass, transcend, improve upon, exceed, go beyond, outdo, outshine, be superior, stand out, shine, have a flair for, have a bent for, have a good head for, have an eye for, have an ear for; see also exceed.

excel implies superiority in some quality, skill, achievement, etc. over all or over the one (or ones) specified to excel at chess, excels her brothers in math; surpass implies a going beyond (someone or something specified) in degree, amount, or quality no one surpasses him in generosity; transcend suggests a surpassing to an extreme degree, even beyond human capability or standards a faith that transcends all understanding; outdo implies a going beyond someone else or a previous record in performance he will not be outdone in bravery

excel Usage Examples

Used with why or when

  • when: But he excels when running on the surface for the first time.

Object

  • spreadsheet: The first is an excel spreadsheet, which you can download here.
  • sheet: To move between the two, click on the tabs at the bottom of the excel sheet.
  • template: A simplified excel template has been produced to assist producers who are not used to reporting under AP1.
  • format: Download the profiles - From here you can download the profiles in an excel format.
  • file: The excel file can also be place on the horse genome website for ready public access.

Preposition: at

  • sport: Sitting still is torture but you always excelled at sports and athletics.
  • everything: Oh well, we can't all excel at everything.

Modifying Another Word

  • academically: While at Queens College young Rodney excelled academically, as well as in the fields of athletics and debating.
  • truly: As always the winter was full of socials and the odd very rare winter carp and on one occasion we truly excelled ourselves.
  • really: Author McCarthy - himself a pathologist - really excels during the book's more visceral moments.
  • again: Let's hope he can once again excel in the genre he basically created.
  • in: I did a budget in excel including how much I spend on food, utilities.. .
  • particularly: If you want to particularly excel, of course, you'll need to swot up on the full control list tho.

Preposition: in

  • sphere: Indie is a very talented girl who not only will excel in any sphere, from novice to experienced rider.
  • grace: Verse 7: " ... see that you also excel in this grace of giving.
  • mathematics: This is not to say that the Academy did not excel in teaching mathematics, for indeed the subject was emphasized throughout the course.
  • sport: The English no longer excel in sports they once invented.
  • discipline: To succeed you must adapt and excel in all three disciplines.
  • field: It cannot be denied however that the UK has not excelled in this field.
excel Quotes

   Unstable as water, thou shalt not excel.

—Bible (Old Testament)

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