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Pronunciation : Sur*mount"
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [OE. sourmounten, OF. surmonter, sormonter, F. surmonter; sur over + monter to mount. See Sur-, and Mount, v. i.]
Definition : 1. To rise above; to be higher than; to overtop. The mountains of Olympus, Athos, and Atlas, overreach and surmount all winds and clouds. Sir W. Raleigh.

2. To conquer; to overcome; as, to surmount difficulties or obstacles. Macaulay.

3. To surpass; to exceed. Spenser. What surmounts the reach Of human sense I shall delineate. Milton.

Syn. -- To conquer; overcome; vanquish; subdue; surpass; exceed.

t. [imp. & p. p. Surmounted; p. pr. & vb. n. Surmounting.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

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