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Meaning of surmount

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  surmount
      v 1: get on top of; deal with successfully; "He overcame his
           shyness" [syn: {overcome}, {get over}, {subdue},
           {surmount}, {master}]
      2: be on top of; "The scarf surmounted the gown"
      3: reach the highest point of; "We scaled the Mont Blanc" [syn:
         {scale}, {surmount}]
      4: be or do something to a greater degree; "her performance
         surpasses that of any other student I know"; "She outdoes all
         other athletes"; "This exceeds all my expectations"; "This
         car outperforms all others in its class" [syn: {surpass},
         {outstrip}, {outmatch}, {outgo}, {exceed}, {outdo},
         {surmount}, {outperform}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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