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surmount
sur·mount
[
sur mównt
]
(
past and past participle
sur·mount·ed
,
present participle
sur·mount·ing
,
3rd person present singular
sur·mounts
)
transitive verb
Definition:
1.
overcome difficulty:
to deal with a difficulty successfully
2.
get to top of something:
to get over the top of a physical obstacle
(
formal
)
3.
be placed atop something:
to be positioned on top of something or rise above it
(
formal
)
the statues surmounting the parapet
4.
put something atop something else:
to place something on top of or above something
(
formal
)
surmount the parapet with a row of statues
[
14th century. < French
surmonter
"climb over" <
monter
"mount" (see
mount
1
)
]
sur·mount·a·bil·i·ty
[
sur mòwntə bíllətee
]
noun
sur·mount·a·ble
[
sur mówntəb'l
]
adjective
sur·mount·er
[
sur mówntər
]
noun
Encarta® World English Dictionary [North American Edition] © & (P)2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Developed for Microsoft by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.
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sur·mount·a·bil·i·ty [ sur mòwntə bíllətee ] nounsur·mount·a·ble [ sur mówntəb'l ] adjectivesur·mount·er [ sur mówntər ] noun
