outshine vs exceed

outshine and exceed both are verbs.

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

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

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

outshine (verb)	exceed (verb)
attract more attention and praise than others	be or do something to a greater degree
shine brighter than	be superior or better than some standard
	be greater in scope or size than some standard