surpass vs beat out

surpass and beat out both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
surpass	No	No	Yes	No
beat out	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, beat out is a hypernym of surpass; that is, beat out is a word with a broader meaning than surpass:

Other hypernyms of surpass include beat, crush, shell, trounce, vanquish.

surpass (verb)	beat out (verb)
be or do something to a greater degree	come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
move past	beat out a rhythm
distinguish oneself
be greater in scope or size than some standard