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

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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

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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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