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surmount

surmount is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 2 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.

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  1. 1.To conquer; to overcome; as, to surmount difficulties or obstacles. Macaulay.
  2. 2.To surpass; to exceed. Spenser. What surmounts the reach Of human sense I shall delineate. Milton.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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