circumvent vs surmount

circumvent and surmount both are verbs.

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

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

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

circumvent (verb)	surmount (verb)
avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)	get on top of; deal with successfully
beat through cleverness and wit	be or do something to a greater degree
surround so as to force to give up	reach the highest point of
	be on top of