Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Surpass (-ed, -es, -ing)
surpass (-ed, -es, -ing), v. [Fr. 'to pass'.]
- Excel.
- Exceed in value or importance; be better.
- Be worse, more serious, or weightier.
- Lower something's value; make something less important.
- Make something less difficult; relieve.
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