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Wordnet 3.0

VERB (4)

1. get on top of; deal with successfully;
- Example: "He overcame his shyness"
[syn: overcome, get over, subdue, surmount, master]

2. be on top of;
- Example: "The scarf surmounted the gown"

3. reach the highest point of;
- Example: "We scaled the Mont Blanc"
[syn: scale, surmount]

4. be or do something to a greater degree;
- Example: "her performance surpasses that of any other student I know"
- Example: "She outdoes all other athletes"
- Example: "This exceeds all my expectations"
- Example: "This car outperforms all others in its class"
[syn: surpass, outstrip, outmatch, outgo, exceed, outdo, surmount, outperform]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Surmount \Sur*mount"\, 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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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

surmount
    v 1: get on top of; deal with successfully; "He overcame his
         shyness" [syn: overcome, get over, subdue,
         surmount, master]
    2: be on top of; "The scarf surmounted the gown"
    3: reach the highest point of; "We scaled the Mont Blanc" [syn:
       scale, surmount]
    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,
       surmount, outperform]