out-herod vs exceed

out-herod and exceed both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
out-herod	No	No	Yes	No
exceed	No	No	Yes	No

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

Other hypernyms of out-herod include outdo, outgo, outmatch, outperform, outstrip, surmount, surpass.

out-herod (verb)	exceed (verb)
surpass someone in cruelty or evil	be or do something to a greater degree
	be superior or better than some standard
	be greater in scope or size than some standard