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Surmount


SURMOUNT', verb transitive

1. To rise above.

The mountains of Olympus, Atho and Atlas, surmount all winds and clouds.

2. To conquer; to overcome; as, to surmount difficulties or obstacles.

3. To surpass; to exceed.

What surmounts the reach

Of human sense--