SURPASS

[verb] [T] [formal] - to do or be better thanHis time for the 100 metres surpassed the previous world record by one hundredth of a second.Our students' educational achievements equal, and in many cases surpass, those of students in previous years.The book's success has surpassed everyone's expectations.The director has really surpassed himself (= done better than he has done before) with this new film. [T]