surpass

surpass [sərpɑ:s, -pæs]

VERB

1.[VERB] If one person or thing surpasses another, the first is better than, or has more of a particular quality than, the second.
He was determined to surpass the achievements of his older brothers
Warwick Arts Centre is the second largest Arts Centre in Britain, surpassed in size only by London's Barbican.

2.[VERB] If something surpasses expectations, it is much better than it was expected to be.
Conrad Black gave an excellent party that surpassed expectations.
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis President James Bullard said the European sovereign-debt crisis has surpassed rising oil prices to become the biggest risk to the economic outlook in the U.S. http://finclip.blogspot.com/