surmount
Pronunciation Verb
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Pronunciation Verb
surmount (surmounts, present participle surmounting; past and past participle surmounted)
- (transitive) To get over; to overcome.
- 1748. David Hume. Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of moral. London: Oxford University Press, 1973. § 10.
- this difficulty may perhaps be surmounted by care and art
- 1748. David Hume. Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of moral. London: Oxford University Press, 1973. § 10.
- (transitive) To cap; to sit on top off.
- French: surmonter
- German: überwinden
- Portuguese: superar
- Russian: преодолева́ть
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