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surmount
transitive verb
- Obsolete to surpass or exceed; go beyond
- to get the better of; conquer; overcome
- to be or lie at the top of; be or rise above
- to climb up and across (a height, obstacle, etc.)
- to place something above or on top of
Related Forms:
- surmountable adjective
See surmount in American Heritage Dictionary 4
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