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Added 9 October 2026

surmount

/səˈmaʊnt/ verb

In Latin: superō, ēluctor Wiktionary

verb Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about surmount at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

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

Origin

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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