Associations to the word «Surmounted»

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

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats