Surmount
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /səˈmaʊnt/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Surmount is a verb meaning (transitive) To get or be over without touching or resting on; to overcome.
Meaning
(transitive) To get or be over without touching or resting on; to overcome.
More Meanings
- (transitive) To cap; to sit on top of.
Example Sentences
this difficulty may perhaps be surmounted by care and art
The boiler had a large dome over the firebox, inside the cab, surmounted by Ramsbottom safety valves.
The ovolo surmounting the dentil course generally turns the corner by means of a carved acanthus leaf, the decorated cyma and cyma reversa being similarly treated at the corner.
There are two realms: that of divine powers, another of the metadivine.¹ Even the gods are depicted as calling upon metadivine forces to surmount their own predestined limitations.
Word Forms
- surmounts
- surmounting
- surmounted
Synonyms for surmount
Depending on context, synonyms include subdue, master, overcome, surpass, scale, exceed.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include overcome, surpass, outstrip, outmatch, exceed, outdo.
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