SURMOUNT

surpass, outstrip, outmatch, outgo, exceed, outdo, surmount, outperform

(verb) 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”

overcome, get over, subdue, surmount, master

(verb) get on top of; deal with successfully; “He overcame his shyness”

scale, surmount

(verb) reach the highest point of; “We scaled the Mont Blanc”

surmount

(verb) be on top of; “The scarf surmounted the gown”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

surmount (third-person singular simple present surmounts, present participle surmounting, simple past and past participle surmounted)

(transitive) To get over; to overcome.

(transitive) To cap; to sit on top off.

Source: Wiktionary


Sur*mount", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Surmounted; p. pr. & vb. n. Surmounting.] Etym: [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. The mountains of Olympus, Athos, and Atlas, overreach and surmount all winds and clouds. Sir W. Raleigh.

2. To conquer; to overcome; as, to surmount difficulties or obstacles. Macaulay.

3. To surpass; to exceed. Spenser. What surmounts the reach Of human sense I shall delineate. Milton.

Syn.

– To conquer; overcome; vanquish; subdue; surpass; exceed.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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