circumvent vs surpass

circumvent and surpass both are verbs.

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

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

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

circumvent (verb)	surpass (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	move past
surround so as to force to give up	distinguish oneself
	be greater in scope or size than some standard