Verb: surmount su(r)'mawnt
- Get on top of; deal with successfully
"He surmounted his shyness";
- overcome, get over, subdue, master
- Be on top of
"The scarf surmounted the gown"
- Reach the highest point of
"The climbers surmounted the peak at noon";
- scale
- Be or do something to a greater degree
"Her achievements surmounted those of her peers";
- surpass, outstrip, outmatch, outgo [archaic], exceed, outdo, outperform
Derived forms: surmounted, surmounts, surmounting
See also: surmounted
Type of: arrive at, attain, beat, beat out, crush, defeat, gain, get the better of, head, hit, make, overcome, reach, shell [US], trounce, vanquish