surmount vs outdo

surmount and outdo both are verbs.

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

As verbs, surmount and outdo are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of surmount include exceed, outgo, outmatch, outperform, outstrip, surpass.

surmount (verb)	outdo (verb)
get on top of; deal with successfully	be or do something to a greater degree
be or do something to a greater degree	get the better of
reach the highest point of
be on top of