Verb

(subdu)

To overcome, quieten, or bring under control.

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To bring (a country) under control by force.

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.