Surmount : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Surmount	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
surmount v get on top of; deal with successfully; "He overcame his shyness" Synonym(s): overcome, get over, subdue, surmount, master be on top of; "The scarf surmounted the gown" reach the highest point of; "We scaled the Mont Blanc" Synonym(s): scale, 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" Synonym(s): surpass, outstrip, outmatch, outgo, exceed, outdo, surmount, outperform
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Surmount \Surmount"\, 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.