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Verb: rise above
  1. Overcome or transcend a difficult situation or negative influence; be superior to or better than something
    "She managed to rise above her difficult childhood and become successful"
     
  2. Physically ascend higher than something
    "The hot air balloon rose above the treetops"

Derived forms: rises above, rising above, risen above, rose above