Definition of surmount

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

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Orle :: Orle (n.) The wreath, or chaplet, surmounting or encircling the helmet of a knight and bearing the crest..
Insuperable :: Insuperable (a.) Incapable of being passed over or surmounted; insurmountable; as, insuperable difficulties..
Surmountable :: Surmount (v. i.) To surpass; to exceed.
Surmounting :: Surmounted (imp. & p. p.) of Surmoun.
Inexsuperable :: Inexsuperable (a.) Not capable of being passed over; insuperable; insurmountable.
Surmounter :: Surmounted (a.) Partly covered by another charge; -- said of an ordinary or other bearing.
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..
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..
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..
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..
Facile :: Facile (a.) Easy to be surmounted or removed; easily conquerable; readily mastered.
Surmounted :: Surmountable (a.) Capable of being surmounted or overcome; superable.
Surmount :: Surmount (v. i.) To rise above; to be higher than; to overtop.
Crest :: Crest (n.) The ornamental finishing which surmounts the ridge of a roof, canopy, etc..
Insurmountable :: Insurmountable (a.) Incapable of being passed over, surmounted, or overcome; insuperable; as, insurmountable difficulty or obstacle..
Crossbones :: Crossbones (n. pl.) A representation of two of the leg bones or arm bones of a skeleton, laid crosswise, often surmounted with a skull, and serving as a symbol of death..
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..
Exuperant :: Exuperant (a.) Surpassing; exceeding; surmounting.
Timber :: Timber (v. t.) To surmount as a timber does.
Debruised :: Debruised (a.) Surmounted by an ordinary; as, a lion is debruised when a bend or other ordinary is placed over it, as in the cut..
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