[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

surmount \surmount"\, v. t. imp.  p. p. surmounted; p. pr.
    vb. n. surmounting. oe. sourmounten, of. surmonter,
   sormonter, f. surmonter; sur over + monter to mount. see
   sur-, and mount, v. i.
   1. to rise above; to be higher than; to overtop.
      1913 webster

            the mountains of olympus, athos, and atlas,
            overreach and surmount all winds and clouds. --sir
                                                  w. raleigh.
      1913 webster

   2. to conquer; to overcome; as, to surmount difficulties or
      obstacles. --macaulay.
      1913 webster

   3. to surpass; to exceed. --spenser.
      1913 webster

            what surmounts the reach
            of human sense i shall delineate.     --milton.
      1913 webster

   syn: to conquer; overcome; vanquish; subdue; surpass; exceed.
        1913 webster
see also:
surmounted surmounting sur- mount 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

surmount
     v 1: get on top of; deal with successfully; "he overcame his
          shyness" syn: overcome, get over, subdue, master
     2: be on top of; "the scarf surmounted the gown"
     3: reach the highest point of; "we scaled the mont blanc" syn:
         scale
     4: be or do something to a greater degree; "her performance
        surpasses that of any other student i know"; "she outdoes
        all other athletes"; "this exceeds all my expectations";
        "this car outperforms all others in its class" syn: surpass,
         outstrip, outmatch, outgo, exceed, outdo, outperform
see also:
overcome get over subdue master scale surpass 
outstrip outmatch outgo exceed outdo 
outperform 

[3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

80 moby thesaurus words for "surmount":
   beat, best, bestraddle, bestride, better, cap, clamber, clamber up,
   clear, climax, climb, climb over, climb up, command, conquer,
   consummate, crest, crown, culminate, deck, defeat, dominate, down,
   escalade, finish, floor, frost, head, hurdle, ice, leap, lick,
   look down upon, master, mount, negotiate, outdo, outstrip, outtop,
   over, overarch, overcome, overleap, overlook, overmaster,
   overmatch, overpower, overset, overshadow, overthrow, overtop,
   overturn, peak, prevail over, ramp, rise above, scale,
   scale the heights, scrabble up, scramble up, send flying, shin,
   shin up, shinny, silence, struggle up, surpass, terminate, throw,
   tip, top, top off, tower above, tower over, trip, trip up,
   triumph over, upclimb, upset, vault

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