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outgrow vs surmount

surmount vs outgrow

outgrow and surmount both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
outgrow No No Yes No
surmount No No Yes No
As verbs, surmount is a hypernym of outgrow; that is, surmount is a word with a broader meaning than outgrow:
  • outgrow: grow faster than
  • surmount: be or do something to a greater degree
Other hypernyms of outgrow include exceed, outdo, outgo, outmatch, outperform, outstrip, surpass.
outgrow (verb) surmount (verb)
grow too large or too mature for get on top of; deal with successfully
grow faster than be or do something to a greater degree
reach the highest point of
be on top of
Difference between outgrow and surmount

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