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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

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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