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Meaning of surmount
sur•mount
Pronunciation: (sur-mount'), [key] — v.t.
- to mount upon; get on the top of; mount upon and cross over: to surmount a hill.
- to get over or across (barriers, obstacles, etc.).
- to prevail over: to surmount tremendous difficulties.
- to be on top of or above: a statue surmounting a pillar.
- to furnish with something placed on top or above: to surmount a tower with a spire.
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- to surpass in excellence.
- to exceed in amount.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.