Hypertext Webster Gateway: "surmounting"

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.

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