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Exceed
- verb -
- be greater in scope or size than some standard;
- be or do something to a greater degree;
- go beyond
- surpass
Excels
- verb - distinguish oneself; "
- Surpass
Except
- verb - prevent from being included or considered or accepted; "The bad results were excluded from the report"; "Leave off the top piece"
- take exception to; "he demurred at my suggestion to work on Saturday"
Excern
- - To excrete; to throw off through the pores; as, fluids are excerned in perspiration.
Excess
- adjective - a quantity much larger than is needed
- excessive indulgence; "the child was spoiled by overindulgence"
- immoderation as a consequence of going beyond sufficient or permitted limits
- more than is needed, desired, or required; "trying to lose excess weight"; "found some extra change lying on the dresser"; "yet another book on heraldry might be thought redundant"; "skills made redundant by technological advance"; "sleeping in the spare room"; "supernumerary ornamentation"; "it was supererogatory of her to gloat"; "delete superfluous (or unnecessary) words"; "extra ribs as well as other supernumerary internal parts"; "surplus cheese distributed to the needy"
- the state of being more than full
Expect
- verb - be pregnant with; "She is bearing his child"; "The are expecting another child in January"; "I am carrying his child"
- consider obligatory; request and expect; "We require our secretary to be on time"; "Aren't we asking too much of these children?"; "I expect my students to arrive in time for their lessons"
- consider reasonable or due; "I'm expecting a full explanation as to why these files were destroyed"
- look forward to the birth of a child; "She is expecting in March"
- look forward to the probable occurrence of; "We were expecting a visit from our relatives"; "She is looking to a promotion"; "he is waiting to be drafted"
- regard something as probable or likely; "The meteorologists are expecting rain for tomorrow"
Expede
- - To expedite; to hasten.
Expels
- verb - cause to flee; "rout out the fighters from their caves"
- eliminate (a substance); "combustion products are exhausted in the engine"; "the plant releases a gas"
- force to leave or move out; "He was expelled from his native country"
- remove from a position or office; "The chairman was ousted after he misappropriated funds"
Expend
- verb - pay out; "spend money"
- use up, consume fully; "The legislature expended its time on school questions"