exceed English · revision 15086

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=borrowing|attested=c. 1374|origins=la cēdō}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: /ɪkˈsiːd/^(Roach et al. 2011)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is [[inh|enm|exceden]], [[bor|fro|exceder|t=to exceed, surpass]],^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986)^(MWU 2024) from [[la|excēdō|t=to depart, go beyond, surpass]], from [[m|la|ex-|t=out]] and [[m|la|cēdō|t=to go, yield]] (see [[cede]]),^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986)^(NODE 1998) from [[ine-pro|*ked-|t=to go, yield]].^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ To pass beyond boundaries, to transcend: about 1374 in the OED, about 1380 in Chaucer's Boethius in Barnhart, the late 14th century in Etymonline.^(OED 1989)^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ To be greater than is from about 1391,^(OED 1989) and to surpass or outdo from about 1425.^(OED 1989) To transgress a law (1393) and to go too far, break out (about 1470) are obsolete senses.^(OED 1989) To exceed one's rights is from 1542, and to exaggerate from 1717.^(OED 1989) Exceeding is from 1494 and exceedingly from 1535;^(Barnhart 1988) Etymonline notes that exceedingly means very greatly, while excessively means too much.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * c. 1374 – to pass beyond.^(OED 1989)

+ * c. 1391 – to be greater than.^(OED 1989)

+ * c. 1425 – to surpass.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1494 – exceeding.^(Barnhart 1988)

+ * 1535 – exceedingly.^(Barnhart 1988)

+ * 1717 – to exaggerate.^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Verb===

+ # To be greater than in size, amount or degree.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

+ # To go beyond the limits of: ''to exceed a speed limit''.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

+ # To be superior to; to [[excel]].^(Collins 2023)^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[exceedable]]

+ * [[exceeder]]

+ * [[unexceeded]]

+ * [[exceedance]]

+ * [[exceeding]]

+ * [[exceedingly]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[excess]]

+ * [[excessive]]

+ * [[cede]]

+ * [[proceed]]

+ * [[succeed]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}