surmount vs surpass

surmount and surpass both are verbs.

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

As verbs, surmount and surpass are synonyms defined as:

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

surmount (verb)	surpass (verb)
get on top of; deal with successfully	be or do something to a greater degree
be or do something to a greater degree	move past
reach the highest point of	distinguish oneself
be on top of	be greater in scope or size than some standard