outshine vs surmount

outshine and surmount both are verbs.

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

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

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

outshine (verb)	surmount (verb)
attract more attention and praise than others	get on top of; deal with successfully
shine brighter than	be or do something to a greater degree
	reach the highest point of
	be on top of