surmount

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(sər-mount') pronunciation
tr.v., -mount·ed, -mount·ing, -mounts.
  1. To overcome (an obstacle, for example); conquer.
  2. To ascend to the top of; climb.
    1. To place something above; top.
    2. To be above or on top of: The church steeple surmounts the square.
  3. Obsolete. To surpass or exceed in amount.

[Middle English surmonten, from Old French surmonter : sur-, sur- + monter, to mount; see mount1.]

surmountable sur·mount'a·ble adj.
surmounter sur·mount'er n.

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verb

  1. To win a victory over, as in battle or a competition: beat, best, conquer, defeat, master, overcome, prevail against (or over), rout, subdue, subjugate, triumph over, vanquish, worst. Informal trim, whip. Slang ace, lick. Idioms: carrywinthe day, gethavethe best of, gethavethe better of, go someone one better. See win/lose/recovery.
  2. To pass by or over safely or successfully: clear, hurdle, negotiate. See thrive/fail/exist.


v

Definition: overcome, triumph over
Antonyms: give in, surrender, yield

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - overstige, stige op over, overvinde, være anbragt over, rage op over

Nederlands (Dutch)
overwinnen, over obstakel heen komen

Français (French)
v. tr. - (lit) surmonter, (fig) surmonter, résoudre

Deutsch (German)
v. - überwinden, krönen, übersteigen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - υπερπηδώ, ξεπερνώ, υπερνικώ, (επι)καλύπτω, σκεπάζω

Italiano (Italian)
sormontare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - superar

Русский (Russian)
преодолевать, переваливать (через), увенчивать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - superar, coronar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - övervinna, bestiga, höja sig över, täcka

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
战胜, 克服, 超越

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 戰勝, 克服, 超越

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 올라타다, 이겨 내다, 타파하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 打ち勝つ, 乗り越える, 上を覆う

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يتغلب على ( المصاعب الخ)‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮התגבר על, ניצח, עבר מעל, היה בראש, ניצב מעל, כיסה‬


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