exceed vs trounce

exceed and trounce both are verbs.

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

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

Other hypernyms of exceed include beat, beat out, crush, shell, vanquish.

exceed (verb)	trounce (verb)
be or do something to a greater degree	censure severely or angrily
be superior or better than some standard	come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
be greater in scope or size than some standard	beat severely with a whip or rod