Surmountable

  • 71Possibility — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Possibility >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 possibility possibility potentiality Sgm: N 1 what may be what may be what is possible &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 compatibility compatibility &c.(agreement) 23 GRP: N 2 Sgm …

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  • 72surmount — sur|mount [səˈmaunt US sər ] v [T] formal [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: surmonter, from sur ( SURCHARGE) + monter to get up on to ] 1.) to succeed in dealing with a problem or difficulty = ↑overcome ▪ He has had to surmount immense… …

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  • 73insurmountable — (adj.) 1690s, from IN (Cf. in ) (1) not, opposite of + surmountable (see SURMOUNT (Cf. surmount)). Related: Insurmountably …

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  • 74superable — surmountable, 1629, from L. superabilis that may be overcome, from superare to overcome, from super over (see SUPER (Cf. super )) + abilis (see ABLE (Cf. able)). The negative formation INSUPERABLE (Cf …

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  • 75unsurmountable — 1701, from UN (Cf. un ) (1) “not” + surmountable (see SURMOUNT (Cf. surmount)) …

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  • 76climbable — climb·a·ble || klaɪmÉ™bl adj. surmountable, able to be climbed …

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  • 77surmount — verb 1》 overcome (a difficulty or obstacle). 2》 stand or be placed on top of. Derivatives surmountable adjective Origin ME (also in the sense surpass ): from OFr. surmonter (see sur 1, mount1) …

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  • 78superable — a. 1. Surmountable, conquerable, vincible, that may be overcome. 2. Possible, achievable, feasible …

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  • 79surmount — verb (T) formal 1 to succeed in dealing with a problem or difficulty; overcome: a program designed to help couples surmount marital difficulties 2 (usually passive) to be above or on top of something: a stone tower surmounted by a tall spire… …

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  • 80habituate — habituate, accustom, addict, inure mean to make used to something. Habituate distinctively implies the formation of habit through repetition {by constant practice she habituated herself to accurate observation} {to habituate our selves, therefore …

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