surmount
Verb
Verb Forms: surmounted, surmounting, surmounts
- To overcome a difficulty or obstacle; to get over or across.
- get on top of; deal with successfully
- be on top of
- "The scarf surmounted the gown"
- reach the highest point of
- be or do something to a greater degree
- To get or be over without touching or resting on; to overcome.
- To cap; to sit on top of.
Examples
- It took careful planning to surmount the challenge of playing two bingos in one turn.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English surmounten, from Old French surmonter (“to rise above, surmount”), from sur- (“above”) + monter (“to mount”), equivalent to sur- + mount.
Synonyms
exceed, get over, master, outdo, outgo, outmatch, outperform, outstrip, overcome, scale, subdue, surpass
Scrabble Score: 10
surmount: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordsurmount: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
surmount: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary