(v. t.) To go beyond or surpass in good qualities or laudable deeds; to outdo or outgo, in a good sense.
(v. t.) To exceed or go beyond; to surpass.
(v. i.) To surpass others in good qualities, laudable actions, or acquirements; to be distinguished by superiority; as, to excel in mathematics, or classics.
Example Sentences:
(1) This excellent prognosis supports a regimen of conservative therapy for these patients.
(2) It was concluded that metoclopramide and dexamethasone showed an excellent antiemetic effect on acute drug-induced emesis, as well as on delayed emesis, induced by cisplatin.
(3) Our experience indicates that lateral rhinotomy is a safe, repeatable and cosmetically sound procedure that provides and excellent surgical approach to the nasal cavity and sinuses.
(4) Excellent correlations were observed between computer and manual methods for both systems.
(5) GlaxoSmithKline was unusually critical of the decision by Nice, the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence, and also the Scottish Medicines Consortium, to reject its drug belimumab (brand name Benlysta) in final draft guidance.
(6) Although there was already satisfaction in the development of dementia-friendly pharmacies and Pride in Practice, a new standard of excellence in healthcare for gay, lesbian and bisexual patients, the biggest achievement so far was the bringing together of a strategic partnership of 37 NHS, local government and social organisations.
(7) Nice (the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence) has also published new guidance on good patient experience that provides a strong framework on which to build good engagement practice.
(8) Grafts of intermediate thickness (M III) showed excellent clinical healing of the donor and the recipient site.
(9) "If you look at the price HP paid, it was an excellent deal for the Autonomy shareholders.
(10) An excellent correlation was found between pulmonary artery systolic pressure measured by CW Doppler and catheterization (r = 0.98).
(11) Among patients in whom the neuroma had been operated on once previously (first recurrence group), 88% achieved good to excellent pain relief with the technique described in this article.
(12) The diagnosis of an arterial injury may be readily apparent, but the excellent upper-extremity collateral circulation may create palpable distal pulses despite a significant proximal arterial injury.
(13) All 4 patients subsequently had excellent subjective responses to MPA treatment, lasting for several months.
(14) The prognosis of meningococcal arthritis is excellent and joint sequelae are rare.
(15) These lesions had an excellent prognosis with a control rate of 100%.
(16) Patients treated with ciprofloxacin may need added coverage for anaerobes, but the drug's excellent activity against nosocomial pathogens and its availability in oral form allow for an early change to oral therapy without compromising effectiveness coupled with added savings and convenience.
(17) This procedure yields excellent precision and accuracy, as demonstrated by the analysis of a known amino acid mixture and of neonatal plasma.
(18) Thus, in spite of its excellent activity and unquestionable effectiveness, rifampicin should be used with caution in severe staphylococcal infections.
(19) This study was designed to compare these levels in hirsute women, normal premenopausal and postmenopausal women, and in men and to correlate each measurement with skin 5 alpha-reductase activity (5 alpha-RA), an excellent correlate of androgenicity.
(20) Computed tomography gave excellent visualization of prostate morphology and pelvic anatomic relationships.
Outdo
Definition:
(v. t.) To go beyond in performance; to excel; to surpass.
Example Sentences:
(1) A knowledge gained of the biosynthesis of steroids and its specific enzymes helped to initiate my general polyketide theory of biosynthesis and also my idea of outdoing enzyme achievements with organometallic complexes ("inorganic enzyme chemistry").
(2) Despite growth outdoing the eurozone since the financial crisis, a housing boom and falling taxes, Löfven hopes to capitalise on voters seeking a return to Sweden's older image of cradle-to-grave welfare and job security.
(3) The world is in awe of China’s relentless capacity to produce gargantuan cities, each outdoing the most recent superlative that describes its predecessor.
(4) The prime minister we hired to take decisions on our behalf has passed the buck back to us for tactical party reasons and resigned when he didn’t like our answer, David Cameron outdoing even Ed Miliband’s resignation for irresponsibility.
(5) After all, what some psychologists call the Remus complex would have been operative in that hypothetical scenario: namely, the resentment of the younger brother towards his more successful elder brother would have induced Ed to strive to outdo David.
(6) We don’t want to not get on again,” Evans joked to Le Blanc between takes when the pair were trying to outdo each other while filming trailers for the show.
(7) It is the latest high-profile initiative among retailers eager to outdo each other in terms of green credentials.
(8) He is never going to outdo José Mourinho when it comes to confrontation, brittle one-liners and media positioning – the Chelsea manager is simply too well-practised – but his team reminded everyone here why they are such formidable opponents, and that is always the best way to win these arguments.
(9) "The keynote of this book is authenticity", warned Vivian, adding that Mackenzie was clearly determined to "outdo in outspokenness and realism" an officially approved account of British intelligence during the first world war that had been published earlier.
(10) They spent Sunday trying to outdo each other’s expressions of outrage, while Britain joined in from the sidelines .
(11) The end of council housing Read more Granted, the housing and planning bill can never outdo the excitement surrounding the ups and downs of Hilary Benn, the new Mr Darcy of every wet-eyed columnist.
(12) They customise their bikes to outdo their mates, replacing mudguard flaps, say, with ones made of fine leather or bits of plastic with machined titanium.
(13) So much international research now shows that if a pupil has application and determination he or she can outdo a child with [a higher] IQ who's got no determination and motivation.
(14) The Iran nuclear debate was supposed to play to his strengths on foreign policy, but with every Republican in the race trying to outdo the other in depicting the deal as the worst thing to happen to US foreign policy since Pearl Harbor he is not getting much traction.
(15) Other artists will try to outdo them, girls will practise their moves and thanks to them, the idea persists that women who engage in lesbian activity, without calling themselves lesbians, do this for attention.
(16) Affronted by the coalition's evocation of a smaller, cheaper public sector, Glasman wants to outdo compassionate conservatism with a Labour vision of "the common good".
(17) Ryan Shorthouse, the director of the Tory modernising Bright Blue thinktank, told the Guardian last month that Downing Street should focus on a "balanced, moderate message" – to include an increase in the minimum wage – rather than trying to "outdo Ukip" on immigration.
(18) Ever since celebrity chef Heston Blumenthal's whole-candied-orange-stuffed Christmas pudding for Waitrose proved a massive hit in 2010 and the following year, retailers and their suppliers have been vying to outdo each other for the "wow" dessert of the season.
(19) He clocked up 18 years in power, outdoing Leonid Brezhnev.
(20) Perhaps the most worrying part for the teams hoping to outdo Manchester City is that the champions have continued from where they left off last season, while also leaving the clear impression there is better to come.