overreach vs surmount

overreach and surmount both are verbs.

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

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

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

overreach (verb)	surmount (verb)
beat through cleverness and wit	get on top of; deal with successfully
fail by aiming too high or trying too hard	be or do something to a greater degree
	reach the highest point of
	be on top of