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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Surmount \Sur*mount"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Surmounted; p. pr.
& vb. n. Surmounting.] [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.
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The mountains of Olympus, Athos, and Atlas,
overreach and surmount all winds and clouds. --Sir
W. Raleigh.
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2. To conquer; to overcome; as, to surmount difficulties or
obstacles. --Macaulay.
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3. To surpass; to exceed. --Spenser.
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What surmounts the reach
Of human sense I shall delineate. --Milton.
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Syn: To conquer; overcome; vanquish; subdue; surpass; exceed.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Surmounted \Sur*mount"ed\, a.
1. (Arch.) Having its vertical height greater than the half
span; -- said of an arch.
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2. (Her.) Partly covered by another charge; -- said of an
ordinary or other bearing.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Surmounted \Sur*mount"ed\, a.
1. (Arch.) Having its vertical height greater than the half
span; -- said of an arch.
2. (Her.) Partly covered by another charge; -- said of an
ordinary or other bearing.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Surmount \Sur*mount"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Surmounted; p. pr.
& vb. n. Surmounting.] [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.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
surmounted
adj : having something on top; "columns surmounted by statues"
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
surmounted
a.
1 (lb en architecture) Of an arch or dome: rising higher than a
semicircle.
2 (lb en heraldry) overlaid; denoting a figure when another is laid
over it.
vb.
(infl of en surmount ed-form)
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
surmounted
a.
1 (lb en architecture) Of an arch or dome: rising higher than a
semicircle.
2 (lb en heraldry) overlaid; denoting a figure when another is laid
over it.
vb.
(infl of en surmount ed-form)
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
surmounted
a.
1 (lb en architecture) Of an arch or dome: rising higher than a
semicircle.
2 (lb en heraldry) overlaid; denoting a figure when another is laid
over it.
vb.
(infl of en surmount ed-form)
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
surmounted
a.
1 (lb en architecture) Of an arch or dome: rising higher than a
semicircle.
2 (lb en heraldry) overlaid; denoting a figure when another is laid
over it.
vb.
(infl of en surmount ed-form)
From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
surmounted
Englanti vb.
(en-v-taivm s urmount ed)
From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]Surmounted /səmˈaʊntɪd/ مقهورFrom IPA:en_US : [ IPA:en_US ]
/sɝˈmaʊntɪd/