excel
English
/ɪkˈsɛl/
verb
Definitions
- (transitive) To surpass someone or something; to be better or do better than someone or something.
- (intransitive) To be much better than others.
- (transitive) To exceed, to go beyond
Etymology
Derived from Latin excellere, excello.
Origin
Latin
excellere, excello
Gloss
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- excellent English
- excellently English
- excellentness English
- excellest English
- excelleth English
- superexcellent English
- excellere, excello Latin
- excellō Latin
- eccellere Italian
- exceller French
- excellent Middle English
- excela Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- ecelar Ido