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Surmount Common

Surmount has 5 different meanings across 1 category:

Verb

Definitions
Verb
1

get on top of; deal with successfully

"He overcame his shyness"

2

be on top of

"The scarf surmounted the gown"

3

reach the highest point of

"We scaled the Mont Blanc"

4

be or do something to a greater degree

"her performance surpasses that of any other student I know"

"She outdoes all other athletes"

"This exceeds all my expectations"

"This car outperforms all others in its class"

5

To get over; to overcome.

Example Sentences
"He overcame his shyness" verb
"The scarf surmounted the gown" verb
"We scaled the Mont Blanc" verb
"her performance surpasses that of any other student I know" verb
"She outdoes all other athletes" verb
"This exceeds all my expectations" verb
"This car outperforms all others in its class" verb
See Also
impassable deck roof surmounts overcome insurmountable surmountest surmountable surmounteth
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
beat head reach
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
bulldog pinnacle outwit outgrow outshout outroar outsail outdraw outsell outpace better outshine outrange outweigh outbrave out-herod outfox shame outmarch outwear
Rhyming Words
unt aunt munt lunt dunt sunt gunt punt funt runt hunt cunt taunt vaunt slunt naunt brunt prunt jaunt blunt
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