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--
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