vi to be more or greater; to be paramount.
2. exceed ·vi to go too far; to pass the proper bounds or measure.
3. exceed ·vt to go beyond; to proceed beyond the given or supposed limit or measure of; to outgo; to surpass;
used both in a good and a bad sense; as, one man exceeds another in bulk, stature, weight, power, skill, ·etc.; one offender exceeds another in villainy; his rank exceeds yours.