trounce vs surmount

surmount vs trounce

trounce and surmount both are verbs.

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

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

trounce: come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
surmount: be or do something to a greater degree

Other hyponyms of trounce include outpoint, outscore, walk over, eliminate, mop up, pip, rack up, whip, worst, whomp, get the best, have the best, overcome, rout, spread-eagle, spreadeagle, get the jump, cheat, chicane, chouse, jockey, screw, shaft, exceed, outdo, outgo, outmatch, outperform, outstrip, surpass, get over, master, overcome, subdue, best, outdo, outflank, scoop, trump, outfight, overmaster, overpower, overwhelm, checkmate, mate, immobilise, immobilize, outplay, bat, clobber, cream, drub, lick, thrash.

trounce (verb)	surmount (verb)
censure severely or angrily	get on top of; deal with successfully
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict	be or do something to a greater degree
beat severely with a whip or rod	reach the highest point of
	be on top of

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