surmount[verb]Synonyms: overcome, conquer, down, hurdle, lick, master, throw, clear, leap, negotiate, over, overleap, vault, cap, crest, crown, top
Related Idioms: rise superior to
Related Words: best,
better,
outdo,
outstrip,
outtop,
outtower,
surpass,
finish,
terminate [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
sur‧mount /səˈmaʊnt $ sər-/
verb [transitive] formal[
Date: 1300-1400;
Language: Old French;
Origin: surmonter, from sur- ( ⇒ surcharge) + monter 'to get up on to']
1. to succeed in dealing with a problem or difficulty
Synonym : overcome:
He has had to surmount immense physical disabilities.2. [usually passive] to be above or on top of something:
a tower surmounted by a dome—surmountable adjective [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲