Associations to the word «Surmount»

Wiktionary

SURMOUNT, verb. To get over; to overcome

Dictionary definition

SURMOUNT, verb. Get on top of; deal with successfully; "He overcame his shyness".
SURMOUNT, verb. Be on top of; "The scarf surmounted the gown".
SURMOUNT, verb. Reach the highest point of; "We scaled the Mont Blanc".
SURMOUNT, verb. 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".

Wise words

In words, as fashions, the same rule will hold; Alike fantastic, if too new, or old: Be not the first by whom the new are tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside.
Alexander Pope