circumvent vs outperform

circumvent and outperform both are verbs.

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

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

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

circumvent (verb)	outperform (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
surround so as to force to give up