To rise above; to be higher than; to overtop. The mountains of Olympus, Athos, and Atlas, overreach and surmount all winds and clouds. Sir W. Raleigh.
To conquer; to overcome; as, to surmount difficulties or obstacles. Macaulay.
To surpass; to exceed. Spenser. What surmounts the reach Of human sense I shall delineate. Milton.
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