surmount
21surmount — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. overtop, rise above; master, surpass, transcend; crown, cap, top; scale, climb over; overcome, conquer. See height, ascent, success. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. conquer, overcome, subdue, triumph over; …
22surmount — sur·mount || sÉœr maÊŠnt /sÉœË v. overcome, conquer, triumph over; climb to the top of; be on top of …
23surmount — verb 1》 overcome (a difficulty or obstacle). 2》 stand or be placed on top of. Derivatives surmountable adjective Origin ME (also in the sense surpass ): from OFr. surmonter (see sur 1, mount1) …
24surmount — v. a. 1. Rise above, overtop, tower above. 2. Overcome, conquer, subdue, overpower, vanquish, master, triumph over, rise above, get the better of. 3. Surpass, exceed, go beyond, pass, transcend …
25surmount — verb 1) his reputation surmounts language barriers Syn: overcome, conquer, prevail over, triumph over, beat, vanquish; clear, cross, pass over; resist, endure 2) they surmounted the ridge Syn …
26surmount — v 1. climb, climb over, ascend, scale, mount, clear, vault. 2. overcome, conquer, triumph over, prevail over, get the better of, beat, Inf. lick; survive, pull through, make it, weather the storm. 3. top, overtop, tower above, rise above;… …
27surmount — sur·mount …
28surmount — [səˈmaʊnt] verb [T] 1) to deal successfully with a difficult situation 2) to be on top of something …
29surmount — v.tr. 1 overcome or get over (a difficulty or obstacle). 2 (usu. in passive) cap or crown (peaks surmounted with snow). Derivatives: surmountable adj. Etymology: ME f. OF surmonter (as SUR (1), MOUNT(1)) …
30surmount a difficulty — v. get over a problem, overcome a problem …
