Word: excelled
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: ex
celled
Definition: Simple past tense and past participle of excel; distinguish oneself
Morphemes:
Affix: excel
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To surpass someone or something; to be better or do better than someone or something.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ex
Language: la
Decoded: ex
Meaning: out
Affix: cellō
Language: la
Decoded: cello
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A large stringed instrument of the violin family with four strings, tuned from lowest to highest C-G-D-A, and played with a bow, also possessing an endpin to support the instrument's weight.
Affix: -ed
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form past participles of (regular) verbs. See -en and -t for variants.