circumvent vs exceed

circumvent and exceed both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
circumvent	No	No	Yes	No
exceed	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, exceed is a hypernym of circumvent; that is, exceed is a word with a broader meaning than circumvent:

Other hypernyms of circumvent include outdo, outgo, outmatch, outperform, outstrip, surmount, surpass.

circumvent (verb)	exceed (verb)
avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)	be or do something to a greater degree
beat through cleverness and wit	be superior or better than some standard
surround so as to force to give up	be greater in scope or size than some standard