precel

P3R1E1C3E1L1

verb

To surpass; to excel; to exceed.

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Meanings

verbprecel (third-person singular simple present precels, present participle precelling, simple past and past participle precelled)

present singular third person precels · participle present precelling · participle past precelled · past precelled

  1. obsoleteTo surpass; to excel; to exceed.

    […]attempted a Princely Graffe, which as farre precels her, which hee hath lighted upon[…]

    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

Origin

See precellence.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Percle
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APA

precel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/precel

MLA

“precel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/precel. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “precel,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/precel.

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