"precel" meaning in English

See precel in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: precels [present, singular, third-person], precelling [participle, present], precelled [participle, past], precelled [past]
Etymology: See precellence. Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} precel (third-person singular simple present precels, present participle precelling, simple past and past participle precelled)
  1. (obsolete) To surpass; to excel; to exceed. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-precel-en-verb-saK6llFp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_text": "See precellence.",
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    {
      "form": "precels",
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        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "precelling",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "precelled",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "precelled",
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      ]
    }
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      "name": "en-verb"
    }
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          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
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            "Entry maintenance"
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          "source": "w"
        },
        {
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          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
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        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1640, I. H. [i.e., James Howell], ΔΕΝΔΡΟΛΟΓΊΑ [DENDROLOGIA]. Dodona’s Grove, or, The Vocall Forrest, London: […] T[homas] B[adger] for H. Mosley [i.e., Humphrey Moseley] […], →OCLC:",
          "text": "[…]attempted a Princely Graffe, which as farre precels her, which hee hath lighted upon[…]",
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        "To surpass; to excel; to exceed."
      ],
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        ],
        [
          "excel",
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        ],
        [
          "exceed",
          "exceed"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(obsolete) To surpass; to excel; to exceed."
      ],
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        "obsolete"
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    }
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}
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        "present",
        "singular",
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    },
    {
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        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "precelled",
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        "participle",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "precelled",
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        "To surpass; to excel; to exceed."
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        [
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        ],
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        "(obsolete) To surpass; to excel; to exceed."
      ],
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        "obsolete"
      ]
    }
  ],
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}

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