Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Surpass \Sur*pass"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Surpassed}; p. pr. &
   vb. n. {Surpassing}.] [F. surpasser; sur over + passer to
   pass. See {Sur-}, and {Pass}.]
   To go beyond in anything good or bad; to exceed; to excel.

         This would surpass Common revenge and interrupt his
         joy.                                     --Milton.

   Syn: To exceed; excel; outdo; outstrip.

Surpassing \Sur*pass"ing\, a.
   Eminently excellent; exceeding others. ``With surpassing
   glory crowned.'' --Milton. -- {Sur*pass"ing*ly}, adv. --
   {Sur*pass"ing*ness}, n.

Source : WordNet®

surpassing
     adj 1: exceeding or surpassing usual limits especially in
            excellence [syn: {transcendent}]
     2: far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree; "a night of
        exceeding darkness"; "an exceptional memory"; "olympian
        efforts to save the city from bankruptcy"; "the young
        Mozart's prodigious talents" [syn: {exceeding}, {exceptional},
         {olympian}, {prodigious}]