'Surmount' definitions:
Definition of 'surmount'
(from WordNet)
Definition of 'Surmount'
From: GCIDE
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- The mountains of Olympus, Athos, and Atlas, overreach and surmount all winds and clouds. --Sir W. Raleigh. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To conquer; to overcome; as, to surmount difficulties or obstacles. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]
- 3. To surpass; to exceed. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]
- What surmounts the reach Of human sense I shall delineate. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- Syn: To conquer; overcome; vanquish; subdue; surpass; exceed. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'surmount'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- beat,
- best,
- bestraddle,
- bestride,
- better,
- cap,
- clamber,
- clamber up,
- clear,
- climax,
- climb,
- climb over,
- climb up,
- command,
- conquer,
- consummate,
- crest,
- crown,
- culminate,
- deck,
- defeat,
- dominate,
- down,
- escalade,
- finish,
- floor,
- frost,
- head,
- hurdle,
- ice,
- leap,
- lick,
- look down upon,
- master,
- mount,
- negotiate,
- outdo,
- outstrip,
- outtop,
- over,
- overarch,
- overcome,
- overleap,
- overlook,
- overmaster,
- overmatch,
- overpower,
- overset,
- overshadow,
- overthrow,
- overtop,
- overturn,
- peak,
- prevail over,
- ramp,
- rise above,
- scale,
- scale the heights,
- scrabble up,
- scramble up,
- send flying,
- shin,
- shin up,
- shinny,
- silence,
- struggle up,
- surpass,
- terminate,
- throw,
- tip,
- top,
- top off,
- tower above,
- tower over,
- trip,
- trip up,
- triumph over,
- upclimb,
- upset,
- vault