surmount

Pronunciation: /səˈmaʊnt/

The English word “surmount” has 2 meanings listed here.

verb

To get or be over without touching or resting on; to overcome.
To cap; to sit on top of.

Etymology

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

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