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   surpass

   /səˈpɑːs/

   verb

   • 1. exceed; be greater than: "pre-war levels of production were surpassed in 1929"
   • ▪ be better than: "he continued to surpass me at all games"
   • ▪ do or be better than ever before: "the organist was surpassing himself"

   Word Origin mid 16th century: from French surpasser, from sur- ‘above’ + passer ‘to pass’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. surpassable adjective

   Scrabble Points: 9

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   • U

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   • R

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   • P

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   • A

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   • S

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