EXCELLED
EXCEL
excel, stand out, surpass
(verb) distinguish oneself; “She excelled in math”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
excelled
simple past tense and past participle of excel
Source: Wiktionary
EXCEL
Ex*cel", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Excelled(); p. pr. & vb. n. Excelling.]
Etym: [L. excellere, excelsum; ex out + a root found in culmen
height, top; cf. F. exceller. See Culminate, Column.]
1. To go beyond or surpass in good qualities or laudable deeds; to
outdo or outgo, in a good sense.
Excelling others, these were great; Thou, greater still, must these
excel. Prior.
I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth
darkness. Eccl. ii. 13.
2. To exceed or go beyond; to surpass.
She opened; but to shut Excelled her power; the gates wide open
stood. Milton.
Ex*cel", v. i.
Definition: To surpass others in good qualities, laudable actions, or
acquirements; to be distinguished by superiority; as, to excel in
mathematics, or classics.
Unstable as water, thou shalt not excel. Gen. xlix. 4.
Then peers grew proud in horsemanship t' excel. Pope.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition