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Exceed vs Eclipse - What's the difference?

exceed | eclipse |

In transitive terms the difference between exceed and eclipse

is that exceed is to go beyond (some limit); to surpass, outstrip or transcend while eclipse is to overshadow; to be better or more noticeable than.

As a noun eclipse is

an alignment of astronomical objects in which a planetary object (for example, the Moon) comes between the Sun and another planetary object (for example, the Earth), resulting in a shadow being cast by the middle planetary object onto the other planetary object.

exceed

English

Alternative forms

* excede (dated)

Verb

(en verb)
  • To be larger, greater than (something).
    • The company's 2005 revenue exceeds that of 2004.
  • To be better than (something).
    • The quality of her essay has exceeded my expectations.
  • To go beyond (some limit); to surpass, outstrip or transcend.
  • * Shakespeare
    • Name the time, but let it not / Exceed three days.
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  • To predominate.
  • (obsolete) To overdo.

    • Synonyms

    * outstep, overstep, surpass

    Antonyms

    According to the Oxford Dictionary website: "There is no established opposite to the word exceed, and it is quite often suggested that one is needed. We are gathering evidence of the word deceed 'be less than', but it has not yet reached our dictionaries." * to fail * to be inferior * to fall short

    Derived terms

    * exceeding * exceedingly

    Related terms

    * excess * excessive

    External links

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    eclipse

    English

    (wikipedia eclipse)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (astronomy) An alignment of astronomical objects in which a planetary object (for example, the Moon) comes between the Sun and another planetary object (for example, the Earth), resulting in a shadow being cast by the middle planetary object onto the other planetary object.
  • A seasonal state of plumage in some birds, notably ducks, adopted temporarily after the breeding season and characterised by a dull and scruffy appearance.
  • , decline, downfall
  • * , ''A Dictionary of the English Language , Volume 2, unnumbered page,
    • All the posterity of our first parents suffered a perpetual eclipse of spiritual life.
  • * 1820', '', '''1839 , ''The Poetical Works of Percy Bysshe Shelley , page 340,
    • As in the soft and sweet eclipse , / When soul meets soul on lovers' lips.
  • * 1929 , , (A House is Built) , Chapter VIII, Section ii
    • Nor were the wool prospects much better. The industry of the colony, was threatened once more with eclipse .

    Derived terms

    * lunar eclipse * solar eclipse * total eclipse

    Related terms

    * ecliptic * ecliptical

    See also

    * occultation * syzygy

    Verb

  • Of astronomical bodies, to cause an eclipse.
    • The Moon eclipsed the Sun.
  • To overshadow; to be better or more noticeable than.
    • The student’s skills soon eclipsed those of his teacher.
  • * Shakespeare
    • My joy of liberty is half eclipsed .
  • (Irish grammar) To undergo eclipsis.