surmount (verb)
1surmount — ► VERB 1) overcome (a difficulty or obstacle). 2) stand or be placed on top of. DERIVATIVES surmountable adjective …
2surmount — I verb beat, clear, climb, command, conquer, crest, crown, defeat, dominate, exceed, excel, exsuperare, get the better of, go beyond, master, outdo, outmaneuver, outrival, overcome, overpass, overpower, overthrow, overturn, pass, prevail over,… …
3surmount — verb Surmount is used with these nouns as the object: ↑difficulty, ↑obstacle …
4surmount — verb (T) formal 1 to succeed in dealing with a problem or difficulty; overcome: a program designed to help couples surmount marital difficulties 2 (usually passive) to be above or on top of something: a stone tower surmounted by a tall spire… …
5surmount — verb to get over; to overcome this difficulty may perhaps be surmounted by care and art See Also: surmountable, insurmountable …
6surmount — verb 1》 overcome (a difficulty or obstacle). 2》 stand or be placed on top of. Derivatives surmountable adjective Origin ME (also in the sense surpass ): from OFr. surmonter (see sur 1, mount1) …
7surmount — verb 1) his reputation surmounts language barriers Syn: overcome, conquer, prevail over, triumph over, beat, vanquish; clear, cross, pass over; resist, endure 2) they surmounted the ridge Syn …
8surmount — [[t]sə(r)ma͟ʊnt[/t]] surmounts, surmounting, surmounted 1) VERB If you surmount a problem or difficulty, you deal successfully with it. [V n] I realized I had to surmount the language barrier. Syn: overcome 2) VERB: usu passive If something is… …
9surmount — UK [sə(r)ˈmaʊnt] / US [sərˈmaʊnt] verb [transitive] Word forms surmount : present tense I/you/we/they surmount he/she/it surmounts present participle surmounting past tense surmounted past participle surmounted 1) to deal successfully with a… …
10surmount — /sɜˈmaʊnt / (say ser mownt) verb (t) 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. 4. to be on top of or above: a statue surmounting a …