[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

surpass \surpass"\, 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 perform an
   activity better than; to exceed; to excel.
   1913 webster

         this would surpass
         common revenge and interrupt his joy.    --milton.
   1913 webster

   syn: to exceed; excel; outdo; outstrip.
        1913 webster
see also:
surpassed surpassing sur- pass 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

surpass
     v 1: distinguish oneself; "she excelled in math" syn: excel, stand
          out
     2: be or do something to a greater degree; "her performance
        surpasses that of any other student i know"; "she outdoes
        all other athletes"; "this exceeds all my expectations";
        "this car outperforms all others in its class" syn: outstrip,
         outmatch, outgo, exceed, outdo, surmount, outperform
     3: pass by; "a black limousine passed by when she looked out
        the window"; "he passed his professor in the hall"; "one
        line of soldiers surpassed the other" syn: travel by, pass
        by, go past, go by, pass
     4: go beyond; "their loyalty exceeds their national bonds"
        syn: exceed, transcend
see also:
excel stand out outstrip outmatch outgo exceed 
outdo surmount outperform travel by pass by 
go past go by pass transcend 

[3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

62 moby thesaurus words for "surpass":
   bang, beat, best, better, cap, cob, ding, distance, eclipse,
   exceed, excel, get ahead of, go beyond, go one better,
   hold the field, improve on, leave behind, outclass, outdistance,
   outdo, outgo, outmatch, outpace, outperform, outpoint, outrange,
   outrank, outrival, outrun, outshine, outstep, outstrip, outtop,
   outvie, outweigh, overbalance, overbear, overcome, overpass,
   overreach, overrun, overshadow, overshoot, overshoot the mark,
   overstep, overtop, pass, perfect, predominate, preponderate,
   prevail, prevail over, put to shame, rank, shoot ahead of,
   steal a march, top, tower above, tower over, transcend, trump,
   worst

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