surmount
11surmount — /sɜˈmaʊnt / (say ser mownt) verb (t) 1. to mount upon; get on the top of; mount upon and cross over: to surmount a hill. 2. to get over or across (barriers, obstacles, etc.). 3. to prevail over. 4. to be on top of or above: a statue surmounting a …
12surmount — transitive verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French surmunter, from sur + munter to mount Date: 14th century 1. obsolete to surpass in quality or attainment ; excel 2. to prevail over ; overcome < surmount an obstacle > …
13surmount — verb Surmount is used with these nouns as the object: ↑difficulty, ↑obstacle …
14surmount — 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… …
15surmount — sur|mount [ sər maunt ] verb transitive 1. ) to deal successfully with a difficult situation or problem: John was able to surmount all these obstacles to become an outstanding leader. 2. ) usually passive to be on top of something: a temple… …
16surmount — 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… …
17surmount — sur•mount [[t]sərˈmaʊnt[/t]] v. t. 1) to get over or across (barriers, obstacles, etc.) 2) to prevail over; overcome: to surmount difficulties[/ex] 3) to get to the top of; mount upon 4) to be on top of or above 5) to furnish with something… …
18surmount obstacles — index succeed (attain) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
19surmount — verb to get over; to overcome this difficulty may perhaps be surmounted by care and art See Also: surmountable, insurmountable …
20surmount — Synonyms and related words: beat, best, bestraddle, bestride, better, cap, clamber, clamber up, clear, climax, climb, climb over, climb up, command, conquer, consummate, crest, crown, culminate, deck, defeat, dominate, down, escalade, finish,… …
