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surmonter — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • overcome verb To successfully deal with or defeat a difficulty or obstacle.
  • surmount verb To get or be over without touching or resting on; to overcome.

Senses

surmonter is used for these senses in English:

  • surmount (transitive) To get or be over without touching or resting on; to overcome.

overcome — full definition

  1. verb To successfully deal with or defeat a difficulty or obstacle.
  2. adj Emotionally overwhelmed, especially by strong feeling.

surmount — full definition

  1. verb To get or be over without touching or resting on; to overcome.
  2. verb To cap; to sit on top of.

Related French words