Excel Definition

ĭk-sĕl

excelled, excelling, excels

verb

excelled, excelling, excels

To do or be better than; surpass.

American Heritage

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

Webster's New World

To show superiority; surpass others.

Excels at tennis.

American Heritage

To surpass someone or something; to be better or do better than someone or something.

I excelled everyone else with my exam results.

Wiktionary

(rare) To exceed, to go beyond.

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pronoun

(trademark) A spreadsheet application software program written and distributed by Microsoft.

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Origin of Excel

Latin excellere, excelsum; ex out + a root found in culmen height, top; Compare French exceller. See also culminate, column.

From Wiktionary
Middle English excellen from Latin excellere kel-² in Indo-European roots

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition