- (v.i.) To be more or greater; to be paramount.
- (v.i.) To go too far; to pass the proper bounds or measure.
- (v.t.) To go beyond; to proceed beyond the given or supposed limit or measure of; to outgo; to surpass; -- used both in a good and a bad sense; as, one man exceeds another in bulk, stature, weight, power, skill, etc.; one offender exceeds another in villainy; his rank exceeds yours.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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