excel
pronunciation
How to pronounce excel in British English:
UK [ɪkˈsel]
How to pronounce excel in American English:
US [ɪkˈsel]
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- Verb:
- distinguish oneself
Word Origin
- excel (v.)
- c. 1400, from Latin excellere "to rise, surpass, be superior, be eminent," from ex- "out from" (see ex-) + -cellere "rise high, tower," related to celsus "high, lofty, great," from PIE root *kel- (4) "to rise, be elevated, be prominent; hill" (see hill). Related: Excelled; excelling.
Example
- 1. Money can buy many things to help children excel academically , like tutors and private school educations .
- 2. If you want to excel as a fashion designer , working towards that goal should generally win over other other distractions .
- 3. Encourage your children to excel , but set limits for yourself when it comes to interfering in their lives , especially as they get older .
- 4. The first is that , although big companies often excel at incremental innovation ( ie , adding more bells and whistles to existing products ) , they are less comfortable with disruptive innovation-the kind that changes the rules of the game .