outgrow vs exceed

outgrow and exceed both are verbs.

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

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

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

outgrow (verb)	exceed (verb)
grow too large or too mature for	be or do something to a greater degree
grow faster than	be superior or better than some standard
	be greater in scope or size than some standard