verb (v)

• distinguish oneself(verb.stative)

  Synonym:
  excel, stand out
  

  source: wordnet30
• be or do something to a greater degree(verb.competition)

  Example:
  Her performance surpasses that of any other student I know.
  

  Synonym:
  exceed, outdo, outgo, outmatch, outperform, outstrip, surmount
  

  source: wordnet30
• move past(verb.motion)

  Example:
  One line of soldiers surpassed the other.
  

  Synonym:
  go by, go past, pass, pass by, travel by
  

  source: wordnet30
• be greater in scope or size than some standard(verb.stative)

  Synonym:
  exceed, transcend
  

  source: wordnet30
• To go beyond in anything good or bad; to exceed; to excel.(verb)

  source: webster1913