excel oneself Definition

excel
verb excelled, excelling

intr
1. To be exceptionally good at it.

Form: excel in something (usually)
Form: excel at something
2. To be better than someone or something.

Thesaurus: surpass, outshine, overshadow, beat, outdo, transcend, top, better, eclipse, outrival, exceed.

Idiom: excel oneself

often ironic
To do better than usual or previously.

Etymology: 15c: from Latin excellere to rise up.