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Source: WordNet (r) 1.7 

excel
     v : distinguish oneself; "She excelled in math" [syn: stand out,
          surpass]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) 

Excel \Ex*cel"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Excelled; p. pr. & vb. n.
   Excelling.] [L. excellere, excelsum; ex out + a root found
   in culmen height, top; cf. F. exceller. See Culminate,
   Column.]
   1. To go beyond or surpass in good qualities or laudable
      deeds; to outdo or outgo, in a good sense.

            Excelling others, these were great; Thou, greater
            still, must these excel.              --Prior.

            I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light
            excelleth darkness.                   --Eccl. ii.
                                                  13.

   2. To exceed or go beyond; to surpass.

            She opened; but to shut Excelled her power; the
            gates wide open stood.                --Milton.
Excel \Ex*cel"\, v. i.
   To surpass others in good qualities, laudable actions, or
   acquirements; to be distinguished by superiority; as, to
   excel in mathematics, or classics.

         Unstable as water, thou shalt not excel. --Gen. xlix.
                                                  4.

         Then peers grew proud in horsemanship t' excel. --Pope.

Source: The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (2003-OCT-10) 

Excel

   Microsoft Excel

Source: U.S. Gazetteer (1990) 

Excel, AL (town, FIPS 24880)
  Location: 31.42617 N, 87.34242 W
  Population (1990): 571 (220 housing units)
  Area: 4.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)