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Entry 3 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Exceed

/ĭk-sēd'/ · Ex·ceed · IPA /ɪkˈsiːd/
01 v. t. 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…
imp. & p. p. Exceeded; p. pr. & vb. n. Exceeding
  1. 1.
    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.
    “Name the time, but let it not Exceed three days.” — Shak.
    “Observes how much a chintz exceeds mohair.” — Pope.
Syn. To outdo; surpass; excel; transcend; outstrip; outvie; overtop.
02 v. i. To go too far; to pass the proper bounds or measure.
  1. 1.
    To go too far; to pass the proper bounds or measure.
    “Forty stripes he may give him, and not exceed.” — Deut. xxv. 3.
  2. 2.
    To be more or greater; to be paramount.