superar

/supeˈɾaɾ/ · A2 · verb

to overcome

🏆 superar = super + -ar: to go super (Latin for above) something

From Latin superare, built on super, meaning over or above. To superar a rival, a record or a fear is to get above it. English keeps the same root in superior and insuperable (impossible to overcome).

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