Hypertext Webster Gateway: "surmount"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Surmount \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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
surmount
v 1: get on top of; deal with successfully; "He overcame his
shyness" [syn: {overcome}, {get over}, {subdue}, {master}]
2: be on top of; "The scarf surmounted the gown"
3: reach the highest point of; "We scaled the Mont Blanc" [syn:
{scale}]
4: 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"
[syn: {surpass}, {outstrip}, {outmatch}, {outgo}, {exceed},
{outdo}]
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