Found 2 items, similar to Surmounted.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: surmounted
surmounted
adj : having something on top;
“columns surmounted by statues”
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Surmounted
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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Surmounted
\Sur*mount"ed\, a.
1. (Arch.) Having its vertical height greater than the half
span; -- said of an arch.
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2. (Her.) Partly covered by another charge; -- said of an
ordinary or other bearing.
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