Surmount Top Mount Sur·Mount Verb Sur Obsolete Surpass

sur·mount
\\sər-ˈmau̇nt\\ transitive verb1. obsolete : to surpass in quality or attainment :
2. to prevail over :

overcome

    surmount an obstacle
3. to get to the top of :

climb

4. to stand or lie at the top of
• sur·mount·able \\-ˈmau̇n-tə-bəl\\ adjective

surmount
  c.1369, "to rise above, go beyond," from O.Fr. surmounter "rise above," from sur- "beyond" + monter "to go up" (see mount (v.)). Meaning "to prevail over, overcome" is recorded from 1390.

surmount
sur·mount / sE5maunt; NAmE sEr5m- / verb [VN] (formal)
1. to deal successfully with a difficulty
   克服；解决
   SYN 

overcome

:
   She was well aware of the difficulties that had to be surmounted.
   她很清楚必须克服哪些困难。
2. [usually passive] to be placed on top of sth
   处于(某物)上面；置于(某物)顶端:
   a high column surmounted by a statue
   顶端立着一尊雕像的高大的柱子

sur·mount
\sərˈmau̇nt\ transitive verb
Etymology: Middle English surmounten, from Middle French sourmonter, from sour- sur- + monter to rise, mount — more at
1.
 a. obsolete : to surpass in quality or attainment :
  < kings courts surmount poor shepherds cells — Francis Quarles >
 b. archaic : to exceed in amount or magnitude : amount to more than
  < their increment surmounts daily their decrease — Matthew Hale >
2. : to rise above or surpass in height
 < extinct volcanic centers surmount them near the core of the plateau — Journal of Geology >
3. : to rise superior to : get the better of : prevail over :
 < surmount an obstacle >
 < surmount an aversion >
 < surmount a temptation >
4. obsolete : 3
 < thy thoughts of love to me surmount the power of number to recount — John Wesley >
5. : to climb over : get to the top of and over : mount and cross to the other side of
 < surmount one crag after another >
6.
 a. : to stand or lie at the top of : remain on the top of : ,
  < a cross surmounts the steeple >
  < the house … surmounts a knoll — American Guide Series: New York City >
 b. : to place above so as to cover partly another heraldic charge
  < a silver crane on a gules shield, surmounted by a crown — M.B.Grosvenor >

Synonyms: see