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surmount Definition

sur·mount (sər mo̵unt)

transitive verb

  1. Obsolete to surpass or exceed; go beyond
  2. to get the better of; conquer; overcome
  3. to be or lie at the top of; be or rise above
  4. to climb up and across (a height, obstacle, etc.)
  5. to place something above or on top of

Etymology: ME surmounten < OFr surmonter: see sur- & mount

surmount Related Forms

sur·mount·able adjective

surmount Synonyms

surmount

v.

conquer, overcome, subdue, triumph over; see defeat 2.

surmount Usage Examples

Object

  • bulge: Climb the steep wall on the left and surmount a bulge on doubtful blocks.
  • obstacle: You'll find out about your unique place in the body of Christ and how to surmount the obstacles that keep you from thriving.
  • hurdle: Even if he surmounted those hurdles, there was a further problem, as Ron pointed out on UK national television.
  • pillar: This consists of a concrete pillar surmounted by a shell, on which is perched an eagle.
  • tower: It is an attractive building with a corner tower surmounted by a conical roof, thus giving a Scottish feel to the whole.
  • roof: They are almost identical in Gothic style, with curious stepped pyramid roofs surmounted by obelisks topped with an egg shape.

Subject

  • weathervane: The bellcote has a pitched roof surmounted by a wrought iron weathervane.
  • cupola: A two story main block had a central hall, surmounted by an octagonal cupola.
  • spire: At one corner of the church is a tower, surmounted by a lofty spire.
  • pediment: Single, central, canal loading arm in northern elevation, surmounted by a classical pediment.
  • finial: The gabled top is surmounted by a cross finial.
  • cornice: Each arch [ was ] cinquefoiled, and the whole surmounted by an embattled cornice with small pinnacles.

Modifying Another Word

  • easily: Chief two years have sparked a. The two leaders river easily surmounted.
  • successfully: The colony successfully surmounted the financial stringency caused by the withdrawal of the imperial troops in 1905.

Preposition: by

  • weathervane: The bellcote has a pitched roof surmounted by a wrought iron weathervane.
  • cupola: A two story main block had a central hall, surmounted by an octagonal cupola.
  • spire: At one corner of the church is a tower, surmounted by a lofty spire.
  • pediment: Single, central, canal loading arm in northern elevation, surmounted by a classical pediment.
  • palisade: The first Norman castle was created between the prehistoric defenses: an earth bank surmounted by a timber palisade.
  • finial: The gabled top is surmounted by a cross finial.

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