surpass vs outrank

surpass and outrank both are verbs.

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

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

Other hyponyms of surpass include exceed, go past, overstep, pass, top, transcend, rank, excel at, shine at.

surpass (verb)	outrank (verb)
be or do something to a greater degree	take precedence or surpass others in rank
move past
distinguish oneself
be greater in scope or size than some standard