excel vs outrank

excel and outrank both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
excel	No	No	Yes	No
outrank	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, outrank is a hyponym of excel; that is, outrank is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than excel:

Other hyponyms of excel include exceed, go past, overstep, pass, top, transcend, rank, excel at, shine at.

excel (verb)	outrank (verb)
distinguish oneself	take precedence or surpass others in rank