surmount
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
surmounts;
surmounted;
surmounting
surmounts;
surmounted;
surmounting
Britannica Dictionary definition of SURMOUNT
[+ object]
formal
1
:
to deal with (a problem or a difficult situation) successfully
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Women often have to surmount [=overcome] social barriers to advance their careers.
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surmounting obstacles
2
:
to be placed at the top of (something)
— usually used as (be) surmounted
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a chain-link fence that is surmounted [=topped] by barbed wire
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These setbacks are surmountable.
