outdo vs exceed

outdo and exceed both are verbs.

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

As verbs, outdo and exceed are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of outdo include outgo, outmatch, outperform, outstrip, surmount, surpass.

outdo (verb)	exceed (verb)
be or do something to a greater degree	be or do something to a greater degree
get the better of	be superior or better than some standard
	be greater in scope or size than some standard