surmount

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb get on top of; deal with successfully
  2. verb be on top of
  3. verb reach the highest point of

Etymology

From Middle English surmounten, from Old French surmonter (“to rise above, surmount”), from sur- (“above”) + monter (“to mount”), equivalent to sur- + mount.

In classic literature

Synonyms

overcome, get over, subdue, master

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