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Surpass — was a short lived Wrigley antacid gum.Shipments of Surpass to retail outlets were discontinued in March 2003 due to lack of popularity. See also *Wrigley *antacidExternal links* [http://www.wrigley.com/wrigley/products/products surpass.asp… … Wikipedia
Surpass — Sur*pass , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Surpassed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Surpassing}.] [F. surpasser; sur over + passer to pass. See {Sur }, and {Pass}.] To go beyond in anything good or bad; to exceed; to excel. [1913 Webster] This would surpass Common… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
surpass — I verb antecellere, be greater, be superior, beat, better, break the record, cap, come first, distance, eclipse, exceed, excel, excellere, get ahead, go beyond, go one better, have the upper hand, improve upon, leave behind, outmaneuver, outclass … Law dictionary
surpass — UK US /səˈpɑːs/ verb [T] ► to do or be better or greater than something: »The quarterly sales figures have surpassed everyone s expectations. »The latest figures surpassed the previous peak of 15,418 foreclosures in the third quarter of 2008 … Financial and business terms
surpass — 1550s, from M.Fr. surpasser go beyond, exceed, excel, from O.Fr. sur beyond + passer to go by (see PASS (Cf. pass) (v.)) … Etymology dictionary
surpass — transcend, excel, outdo, outstrip, *exceed Analogous words: surmount, overcome, beat (see CONQUER) … New Dictionary of Synonyms
surpass — [v] outdo something or someone beat, best, better, cap, eclipse, exceed, excel, go beyond, go one better*, improve upon, outdistance, outgo, outmatch, outpace, outperform, outrank, outrival, outrun, outshine, outstep, outstrip, outweigh, override … New thesaurus
surpass — ► VERB 1) be greater or better than. 2) (surpassing) archaic or literary incomparable or outstanding. DERIVATIVES surpassable adjective … English terms dictionary
surpass — [sər pas′, sərpäs′] vt. [MFr surpasser < sur (see SUR 1) + passer, to PASS2] 1. to excel or be superior to 2. to exceed in quantity, degree, amount, etc. 3. to go beyond the limit, capacity, range, etc. of [riches surpassing belief] … English World dictionary
surpass — UK [sə(r)ˈpɑːs] / US [sərˈpæs] verb [transitive] Word forms surpass : present tense I/you/we/they surpass he/she/it surpasses present participle surpassing past tense surpassed past participle surpassed 1) to be better or greater than something… … English dictionary
surpass — verb ADVERB ▪ far ▪ easily ▪ eventually, soon ▪ The death toll may eventually surpass two thousand. PREPOSITION … Collocations dictionary
