surpass vs circumvent

surpass and circumvent both are verbs.

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

As verbs, circumvent is a hyponym of surpass; that is, circumvent is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than surpass:

surpass (verb)	circumvent (verb)
be or do something to a greater degree	avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
move past	beat through cleverness and wit
distinguish oneself	surround so as to force to give up
be greater in scope or size than some standard