excel Copy link Outline 1. praesto, stĭti, stĭtum, 1 (usu. with dat.; also acc., esp. in later authors2. excello, ui, 3 (to rise above3. anteeo, 4, irr. (with acc.)4. sŭpĕro, exsŭpĕro, 1 (always trans.)5. ēmĭneo, 2. v. DISTINGUISHED (TO BE). • excel: 1. praesto, stĭti, stĭtum, 1 (usu. with dat.; also acc., esp. in later authors: nearly always in good sense): to e. other living creatures, p. ceteris animalibus, Sall.: to e. other nations in sagacity, p. prudentia ceteris gentibus, Cic.: with acc., Nep.: Liv. Also with inter: suos inter aequales longe praestitit, Cic. Br. 64, 230. 2. excello, ui, 3 (to rise above: foll. by dat. or prep.): the virtue which e.s all the rest, ea virtus quae una ceteris ex., Cic.: very often with abl. of the respect in which: to e. in genius and wisdom, ingenio sapientiaque ex., Cic.: also with in and abl.: in jocis longe aliis ex., Cic. Foll. by inter, super, ante, ex: excellere inter omnes, Cic.: super ceteros, Liv.; ante ceteros, Apul.; ex [philosophis], Cic. Acad. 2, 2, 4. (Less freq. are antecello [Cic.: Tac.], praecello [Lucr. Suet.]: both sometimes in later authors with acc. instead of dat.) 3. anteeo, 4, irr. (with acc.): v. to surpass. 4. sŭpĕro, exsŭpĕro, 1 (always trans.): v. to exceed, surpass. 5. ēmĭneo, 2. v. DISTINGUISHED (TO BE).