Surmount

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To overcome (an obstacle, for example); conquer.
  • v. To ascend to the top of; climb.
  • v. To place something above; top.
  • v. To be above or on top of: The church steeple surmounts the square.
  • v. Obsolete To surpass or exceed in amount.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. to get over; to overcome
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To rise above; to be higher than; to overtop.
  • v. To conquer; to overcome.
  • v. To surpass; to exceed.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To mount or rise above; overtop; excel; surpass.
  • To mount up on; pass over by mounting.
  • To place something over or upon.
  • To overcome; pass over, as difficulties or obstacles; get the better of.
  • To rise up; hence, to surpass; exceed.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. be on top of
  • v. get on top of; deal with successfully
  • v. reach the highest point of
  • v. be or do something to a greater degree
  • Verb Form
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    attain    reach    arrive at    hit    make    gain   
    Cross Reference
    top    overcome   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    surpass    vanquish    overcome    conquer    exceed    subdue   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Mt    account    amount    count    discount    miscount    mount    mt    recount