surpass vs trounce

surpass and trounce both are verbs.

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

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

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

surpass (verb)	trounce (verb)
be or do something to a greater degree	censure severely or angrily
move past	come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
distinguish oneself	beat severely with a whip or rod
be greater in scope or size than some standard