Meaning of SURMOUNT
| Pronunciation: | | sur'mawnt
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- [v] be or do something to a greater degree; "her performance surpasses that of any other student I know"; "She outdoes all other athletes"; "This exceeds all my expectations"
- [v] get on top of; deal with successfully; "He overcame his shyness"
- [v] reach the highest point of; "We scaled the Mont Blanc"
- [v] be on top of; "The scarf surmounted the gown"
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| | Synonyms: | | exceed, get over, master, outdo, outgo, outmatch, outstrip, overcome, scale, subdue, surpass |
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| | See Also: | | arrive at, attain, beat, beat out, better, break, bulldog, circumvent, crush, defeat, gain, head, hit, make, outbrave, outcry, outdraw, outfox, outgrow, out-herod, outmarch, outpace, outrange, outroar, outsail, outsell, outshine, outshout, outsmart, outwear, outweigh, outwit, overreach, pinnacle, reach, shame, shell, trounce, vanquish | |
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| | Definition: | | \Sur*mount"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Surmounted}; p. pr.
& vb. n. {Surmounting}.] [OE. sourmounten, OF. surmonter,
sormonter, F. surmonter; sur over + monter to mount. See
{Sur-}, and {Mount}, v. i.]
1. To rise above; to be higher than; to overtop.
The mountains of Olympus, Athos, and Atlas,
overreach and surmount all winds and clouds. --Sir
W. Raleigh.
2. To conquer; to overcome; as, to surmount difficulties or
obstacles. --Macaulay.
3. To surpass; to exceed. --Spenser.
What surmounts the reach Of human sense I shall
delineate. --Milton.
Syn: To conquer; overcome; vanquish; subdue; surpass; exceed.
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