out-herod vs surmount

out-herod and surmount both are verbs.

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

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

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

out-herod (verb)	surmount (verb)
surpass someone in cruelty or evil	get on top of; deal with successfully
	be or do something to a greater degree
	reach the highest point of
	be on top of