surmount
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sur·mount
(sər-mount′)tr.v. sur·mount·ed, sur·mount·ing, sur·mounts
1. To overcome (an obstacle, for example); triumph over.
2. To ascend to the top of; climb: surmount a hill.
3.
a. To place something above; top: The lintel was surmounted with a frieze.
b. To be above or on top of: The church steeple surmounts the square.
4. Obsolete To surpass or exceed in amount.
[Middle English surmonten, from Old French surmonter : sur-, sur- + monter, to mount; see mount1.]
sur·mount′a·ble adj.
sur·mount′er n.
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surmount
(sɜːˈmaʊnt)vb (tr)
1. to prevail over; overcome: to surmount tremendous difficulties.
2. to ascend and cross to the opposite side of
3. to lie on top of or rise above
4. to put something on top of or above
5. obsolete to surpass or exceed
[C14: from Old French surmonter, from sur-1 + monter to mount1]
surˈmountable adj
surˈmountableness n
surˈmounter n
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sur•mount
(sərˈmaʊnt)v.t.
1. to get over or across (barriers, obstacles, etc.).
2. to prevail over; overcome: to surmount difficulties.
3. to get to the top of; mount upon.
4. to be on top of or above.
5. to furnish with something placed on top or above.
6. Obs.
a. to surpass.
b. to exceed.
[1325–75 < Anglo-French surmounter, Middle French]
sur•mount′a•ble, adj.
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Past participle: surmounted
Gerund: surmounting
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Verb | 1. | surmount - get on top of; deal with successfully; "He overcame his shyness" beat, beat out, vanquish, trounce, crush, shell - come out better in a competition, race, or conflict; "Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship"; "We beat the competition"; "Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game" bulldog - throw a steer by seizing the horns and twisting the neck, as in a rodeo |
2. | surmount - be on top of; "The scarf surmounted the gown" head - be in the front of or on top of; "The list was headed by the name of the president" pinnacle - surmount with a pinnacle; "pinnacle a pediment" | |
3. | surmount - reach the highest point of; "We scaled the Mont Blanc" | |
4. | surmount - 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"; "This car outperforms all others in its class" beat, beat out, vanquish, trounce, crush, shell - come out better in a competition, race, or conflict; "Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship"; "We beat the competition"; "Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game" outsmart, outwit, overreach, circumvent, outfox, beat - beat through cleverness and wit; "I beat the traffic"; "She outfoxed her competitors" outgrow - grow faster than outroar - roar louder than outsail - sail faster or better than; "They outsailed the Roman fleet" outdraw - draw a gun faster, or best someone in a gunfight outsell - sell more than others; "This salesman outsells his colleagues" outsell - be sold more often than other, similar products; "The new Toyota outsells the Honda by a wide margin" outpace - surpass in speed; "Malthus believed that population increase would outpace increases in the means of subsistence" outshine - attract more attention and praise than others; "This film outshone all the others in quality" outrange - have a greater range than (another gun) outweigh - be heavier than outbrave - be braver than out-herod - surpass someone in cruelty or evil outfox - outdo someone in trickery shame - surpass or beat by a wide margin outmarch - march longer distances and for a longer time than; "This guy can outmarch anyone!" outwear - last longer than others; "This material outwears all others" |
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surmount
verb
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Translations
يَتَغَلَّب على المَصاعِب
překonat
overvinde
nadvisitiprebroditiprevladati
yfirstíga
pārvarēt
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surmount
vt
difficulty, obstacle → überwinden
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surmount
(səˈmaunt) verb to overcome or deal with (problems, obstacles etc) successfully. He surmounted these obstacles without trouble.
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