surmount
verb
[ səˈmaʊnt ]
• overcome (a difficulty or obstacle).
• "all manner of cultural differences were surmounted"
Similar:
overcome,
conquer,
get over,
prevail over,
triumph over,
get the better of,
beat,
vanquish,
master,
clear,
cross,
make one's way round/past/over,
make it round/past/over,
pass over,
be unstoppable by,
deal with,
cope with,
resist,
endure,
Opposite:
be beaten by,
• stand or be placed on top of.
• "the tomb was surmounted by a sculptured angel"
Opposite:
be dominated by,
Origin:
late Middle English (also in the sense ‘surpass, be superior to’): from Old French surmonter (see sur-1, mount1).
