What does "surmount" mean?
Surmount: To conquer; to overcome; as, to surmount difficulties or obstacles. Macaulay.
Additional senses
- 2.To surpass; to exceed. Spenser. What surmounts the reach Of human sense I shall delineate. Milton.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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