surmount
surmount Lexical Profile
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• verb
To overcome or prevail over a difficulty, obstacle, or challenge.
"Through careful planning and perseverance, the engineering team managed to surmount the technical obstacles delaying the project."
To stand or be placed on top of something as a crowning feature (often used in the passive).
"The historic courthouse is a neoclassical building surmounted by a gilded copper dome."
To climb to the top of and cross over a physical barrier, such as a mountain, wall, or ridge.
"The hikers had to surmount a steep, rocky ridge before descending into the valley below."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed from Old French surmonter ('to rise above, surpass'), formed from sur- ('over, above', from Latin super) and monter ('to go up, climb', from Latin mons, meaning 'mountain').