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- pronunciation:
- ek
sel
- features:
- Word Parts
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
excels, excelling, excelled |
| definition: |
to do or perform better than others.
The Brazilian national team excels at soccer.- similar words:
- dominate, exceed, lead, shine, win
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The word excel
contains the following part:
ex-
Latin
prefix
that means out, out of, away from
  More about this word part:
The prefix ex-
was a Latin preposition and prefix and occurs in English in Latin loanwords, such as exit
and expel
. It has multiple forms, as the 'x' sound in ex-
assimilates to the initial sound of the base to which it is attached. See its assimilated forms e-, ef-, and es-. ex-
is also used in the formation of English words such as "ex-partner," where it means "formerly having the status of."
Example words:
exceed, excel, excellent, exclude, exhaust, exit, expedition, expel, expensive, export, extract
- synonyms:
- extr-, extra-, exter-
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