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Surmounted

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sur·mount  (sr-mount)
tr.v. sur·mount·ed, sur·mount·ing, sur·mounts
1. To overcome (an obstacle, for example); conquer.
2. To ascend to the top of; climb.
3.
a. To place something above; top.
b. To be above or on top of: The church steeple surmounts the square.
4. Obsolete To surpass or exceed in amount.
[Middle English surmonten, from Old French surmonter : sur-, sur- + monter, to mount; see mount1.]
sur·mounta·ble adj.
sur·mounter n.
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Adj.1.surmounted - having something on top; "columns surmounted by statues"


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If, contrary to probability, it should be admitted by all the States, that each had a right to a share of this common stock, there would still be a difficulty to be surmounted, as to a proper rule of apportionment.
Federalist Papers Authored by Alexander Hamilton by Hamilton, Alexander View in context
The real wonder is that so many difficulties should have been surmounted, and surmounted with a unanimity almost as unprecedented as it must have been unexpected.
Federalist Papers Authored by James Madison by Madison, James View in context
She rejoiced at the way in which the poor and virtuous eventually surmounted the wealthy and wicked.
Maggie: A Girl of the Streets by Crane, Stephen View in context
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