verb
surmount
Surmount (verb) means to pass or lie above something without touching or resting on it; to overcome.
verb
1
To pass or lie above something without touching or resting on it; to overcome.
2
To sit or be placed on top of something.
"The boiler had a large dome over the firebox, inside the cab, surmounted by Ramsbottom safety valves."
— , Notes and News: Locomotive Notes: London Midland Region (1951)
"The ovolo surmounting the dentil course generally turns the corner by means of a carved acanthus leaf, the decorated cyma and cyma reversa being similarly treated at the corner."
— Robert Chitham, The Classical Orders of Architecture (2007)
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Etymology
Came into English via Middle English surmounten, from Old French surmonter (“to rise above, surmount”), from sur- (“above”) and monter (“to mount”); it is equivalent to sur- + mount.
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What is the meaning of surmount?
"surmount" (verb) means to pass or lie above something without touching or resting on it; to overcome.
What is another word for surmount?
Other words for "surmount" include outmatch, outperform, outdo, exceed, subdue, overcome.
What is the opposite of surmount?
Opposites of "surmount" include capitulate, succumb.
What are the different meanings of surmount?
"surmount" has 2 main meanings: 1. To pass or lie above something without touching or resting on it; to overcome; 2. To sit or be placed on top of something.
