SURMOUNTED

surmounted

(adjective) having something on top; “columns surmounted by statues”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Verb

surmounted

simple past tense and past participle of surmount

Adjective

surmounted (not comparable)

(architecture) Of an arch or dome: rising higher than a semicircle.

(heraldry) Denoting a figure when another is laid over it.

Source: Wiktionary

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Sur*mount"ed, a.

1. (Arch.)

Definition: Having its vertical height greater than the half span; -- said of an arch.

2. (Her.)

Definition: Partly covered by another charge; -- said of an ordinary or other bearing.

SURMOUNT

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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