outgrow vs surpass

outgrow and surpass both are verbs.

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

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

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

outgrow (verb)	surpass (verb)
grow too large or too mature for	be or do something to a greater degree
grow faster than	move past
	distinguish oneself
	be greater in scope or size than some standard