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surmount
[ ser-mount ]
verb (used with object)
- to mount upon; get on the top of; mount upon and cross over:
to surmount a hill.
- to get over or across (barriers, obstacles, etc.).
- to prevail over:
to surmount tremendous difficulties.
- to be on top of or above:
a statue surmounting a pillar.
- to furnish with something placed on top or above:
to surmount a tower with a spire.
- Obsolete.
- to surpass in excellence.
- to exceed in amount.
surmount
/ ɜːˈʊԳ /
verb
- to prevail over; overcome
to surmount tremendous difficulties
- to ascend and cross to the opposite side of
- to lie on top of or rise above
- to put something on top of or above
- obsolete.to surpass or exceed
Derived Forms
- ܰˈdzܲԳٱ, noun
- ܰˈdzܲԳٲ, adjective
- ܰˈdzܲԳٲness, noun
Other yvlog Forms
- ܰ·dzܲԳ·· [ser-, moun, -t, uh, -b, uh, l], adjective
- ܰ·dzܲԳ· noun
- ܲ·ܰ·dzܲԳ· adjective
yvlog History and Origins
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of surmount1
Example Sentences
After Reagan weakened labor unions, income inequality skyrocketed; when he did the same thing to civil rights legislation, systemic racial barriers were left even harder to surmount.
Elwood is convinced he can surmount obstacles; Turner is resigned to going around them.
The results have implications for efforts to help children with hearing loss surmount initial language delays caused by a lack of auditory input and access to speech sounds before they receive cochlear implants.
His candidacy again surmounted innumerable obstacles and defied much of a political establishment that views him with utter disdain.
That’s precisely why I forced myself to surmount my anxiety on the second day of Lollapalooza when we were slated to see the Chilis.
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