Definition of surmount

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Surmounting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Surmoun.

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Conquer :: Conquer (v. t.) To subdue or overcome by mental or moral power; to surmount; as, to conquer difficulties, temptation, etc..
Insuperable :: Insuperable (a.) Incapable of being passed over or surmounted; insurmountable; as, insuperable difficulties..
Insurmountably :: Insurmountably (adv.) In a manner or to a degree not to be overcome.
Facile :: Facile (a.) Easy to be surmounted or removed; easily conquerable; readily mastered.
Surmount :: Surmounting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Surmoun.
Surmounting :: Surmounted (imp. & p. p.) of Surmoun.
High :: High (superl.) Very abstract; difficult to comprehend or surmount; grand; noble.
Surmount :: Surmount (v. i.) To rise above; to be higher than; to overtop.
Superabound :: Superable (a.) Capable of being overcome or conquered; surmountable.
Insurmountableness :: Insurmountableness (n.) The state or quality of being insurmountable; insurmountability.
Crown-imperial :: Crown-imperial (n.) A spring-blooming plant (Fritillaria imperialis) of the Lily family, having at the top of the stalk a cluster of pendent bell-shaped flowers surmounted with a tuft of green leaves..
Insurmountability :: Insurmountability (n.) The state or quality of being insurmountable.
Orle :: Orle (n.) The wreath, or chaplet, surmounting or encircling the helmet of a knight and bearing the crest..
Mound :: Mound (n.) A ball or globe forming part of the regalia of an emperor or other sovereign. It is encircled with bands, enriched with precious stones, and surmounted with a cross; -- called also globe..
Alp :: Alp (n.) Fig.: Something lofty, or massive, or very hard to be surmounted..
Surmounter :: Surmounted (a.) Partly covered by another charge; -- said of an ordinary or other bearing.
Capstan :: Capstan (n.) A vertical cleated drum or cylinder, revolving on an upright spindle, and surmounted by a drumhead with sockets for bars or levers. It is much used, especially on shipboard, for moving or raising heavy weights or exerting great power by traction upon a rope or cable, passing around the drum. It is operated either by steam power or by a number of men walking around the capstan, each pushing on the end of a lever fixed in its socket..
Surmountable :: Surmount (v. i.) To surpass; to exceed.
Insurmountable :: Insurmountable (a.) Incapable of being passed over, surmounted, or overcome; insuperable; as, insurmountable difficulty or obstacle..
Thyrsus :: Thyrsus (n.) A staff entwined with ivy, and surmounted by a pine cone, or by a bunch of vine or ivy leaves with grapes or berries. It is an attribute of Bacchus, and of the satyrs and others engaging in Bacchic rites..
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