Definition of surmount

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Surmount (v. i.) To conquer; to overcome; as, to surmount difficulties or obstacles..

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Crowned :: Crowned (p. p. & a.) Having or wearing a crown; surmounted, invested, or adorned, with a crown, wreath, garland, etc.; honored; rewarded; completed; consummated; perfected..
Surmounted :: Surmounted (a.) Having its vertical height greater than the half span; -- said of an arch.
Timber :: Timber (v. t.) To surmount as a timber does.
Surmounting :: Surmounted (imp. & p. p.) of Surmoun.
Facile :: Facile (a.) Easy to be surmounted or removed; easily conquerable; readily mastered.
Surmounted :: Surmountable (a.) Capable of being surmounted or overcome; superable.
Sphaeridium :: Sphaeridium (n.) A peculiar sense organ found upon the exterior of most kinds of sea urchins, and consisting of an oval or sherical head surmounting a short pedicel. It is generally supposed to be an olfactory organ..
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..
Cross :: Cross (n.) A monument in the form of a cross, or surmounted by a cross, set up in a public place; as, a market cross; a boundary cross; Charing Cross in London..
Surmountable :: Surmount (v. i.) To surpass; to exceed.
Crest :: Crest (n.) The ornamental finishing which surmounts the ridge of a roof, canopy, etc..
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..
Alp :: Alp (n.) Fig.: Something lofty, or massive, or very hard to be surmounted..
High :: High (superl.) Very abstract; difficult to comprehend or surmount; grand; noble.
Labarum :: Labarum (n.) The standard adopted by the Emperor Constantine after his conversion to Christianity. It is described as a pike bearing a silk banner hanging from a crosspiece, and surmounted by a golden crown. It bore a monogram of the first two letters (CHR) of the name of Christ in its Greek form. Later, the name was given to various modifications of this standard..
Inexsuperable :: Inexsuperable (a.) Not capable of being passed over; insuperable; insurmountable.
Surmullet :: Surmounter (n.) One who, or that which, surmounts..
Exuperate :: Exuperate (v. t.) To excel; to surmount.
Leyden Phial :: Leyden phial () A glass jar or bottle used to accumulate electricity. It is coated with tin foil, within and without, nearly to its top, and is surmounted by a brass knob which communicates with the inner coating, for the purpose of charging it with electricity. It is so named from having been invented in Leyden, Holland..
Insurmountably :: Insurmountably (adv.) In a manner or to a degree not to be overcome.
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