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verb (used with object)
1.
to mount upon; get on the top of; mount upon and cross over: to surmount a hill.
2.
to get over or across (barriers, obstacles, etc.).
3.
to prevail over: to surmount tremendous difficulties.
4.
to be on top of or above: a statue surmounting a pillar.
5.
EXPANDto furnish with something placed on top or above: to surmount a tower with a spire.
6.
COLLAPSEObsolete.
a.
to surpass in excellence.
b.
to exceed in amount.
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
surmount
late 14c., "to rise above, go beyond," from O.Fr. surmounter "rise above," from sur- "beyond" + monter "to go up" (see mount (v.)). Meaning "to prevail over, overcome" is recorded from late 14c.
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