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Definition of Surmounts

Surmount
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.

Meaning of Surmounts from wikipedia

- plot lines centered on romantic ideas, such as how true love is able to surmount most obstacles. In a typical romantic comedy, the two lovers tend to be...
- In architecture, a vault (French voûte, from Italian volta) is a self-supporting arched form, usually of stone or brick, serving to cover a space with...
- century BCE coins of the Kuninda Kingdom in the northern Punjab. It also surmounts the depictions of stupas, on some the coins of Abdagases I of the Indo-Kingdom...
- By contrast, in The New York Times, Jeannette Catsoulis said the film "surmounts its indie-movie quirkiness with exceptional acting and a sincere belief...
- opening and support colossal sculptures. Nike, the Goddess of Victory, surmounts the arch, in a triumphal car drawn by six horses, sculpted by Peter Clodt...
- the frieze, however, is not decorated over the portico. A balustrade surmounts the cornice of the building, which is 15.2 metres (50 ft) from the ground...
- has steep and partly ice-free north and southwest slopes. Erata Peak surmounts upper Nimitz Glacier to the southeast. It is named after the Thracian...
- of the Lion and the Column of San Todaro. The sculpture Lion of Venice surmounts Column of the Lion, symbolising Saint Mark the Evangelist. Saint Theodore...
- Museum. Wooden railings surround the front of the house, and a lantern surmounts the front entrance. Prior to his death in 2016, George Michael was the...
- made himself unrecognizable to his disciples, and at once confirms and surmounts his humanity. Caravaggio seems to suggest that perhaps a Jesus could enter...