[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.
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            the mountains of olympus, athos, and atlas,
            overreach and surmount all winds and clouds. --sir
                                                  w. raleigh.
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   2. to conquer; to overcome; as, to surmount difficulties or
      obstacles. --macaulay.
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   3. to surpass; to exceed. --spenser.
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            what surmounts the reach
            of human sense i shall delineate.     --milton.
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   syn: to conquer; overcome; vanquish; subdue; surpass; exceed.
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see also:
surmounted surmounting sur- mount 

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