Found 2 items, similar to Surmount.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: surmount surmount v 1: get on top of; deal with successfully; “He overcame his shyness” [syn: overcome, get over, subdue, master] 2: be on top of; “The scarf surmounted the gown” 3: reach the highest point of; “We scaled the Mont Blanc” [syn: scale] 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, outperform]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Surmount 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. [1913 Webster] The mountains of Olympus, Athos, and Atlas, overreach and surmount all winds and clouds. --Sir W. Raleigh. [1913 Webster] 2. To conquer; to overcome; as, to surmount difficulties or obstacles. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster] 3. To surpass; to exceed. --Spenser. [1913 Webster] What surmounts the reach Of human sense I shall delineate. --Milton. [1913 Webster] Syn: To conquer; overcome; vanquish; subdue; surpass; exceed. [1913 Webster]