surmount (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 4 senses of the word *surmount*:
VERB	competition	surmount, overcome, get over, subdue, master	get on top of
stative	surmount	be on top of
motion	surmount, scale	reach the highest point / point of
competition	surmount, surpass, outstrip, outmatch, outgo, exceed, outdo, outperform	be or do something to a greater degree

surmount > pronunciation
Sounds	sermaw'nt
Rhymes	account ... viscount: 14 rhymes with awnt...

English > *surmount*: 4 senses > verb 1, competition
Meaning	Get on top of; deal with successfully.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Synonyms	overcome, get over, subdue, master
Narrower	bulldog	Throw a steer by seizing the horns and twisting the neck, as in a rodeo
Broader	beat, beat out, crush, shell, trounce, vanquish	Come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
Spanish	derrotar, dominar, superar, vencer
Catalan	dominar, superar, vèncer

English > *surmount*: 4 senses > verb 2, stative
Meaning	Be on top of.
Pattern	Something ----s something
Example	"The scarf surmounted the gown"
Narrower	pinnacle	surmount with a pinnacle
Broader	head	Be in the front of or on top of
Spanish	coronar, rematar
Catalan	coronar, sobreposar, superposar
Participle	surmounted	having something on top

English > *surmount*: 4 senses > verb 3, motion
Meaning	reach the highest point / point of.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Synonym	scale
Broader	reach, make, attain, hit, arrive at, gain	Reach a destination / destination, either real or abstract
Spanish	escalar

English > *surmount*: 4 senses > verb 4, competition
Meaning	Be or do something to a greater degree.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something
Synonyms	surpass, outstrip, outmatch, outgo, exceed, outdo, outperform
Narrower	better, break	Surpass in excellence
	out-herod	Surpass someone in cruelty or evil
	outbrave	Be braver than
	outdraw	Draw a gun faster, or best someone in a gunfight
	outfox	outdo someone in trickery
	outgrow	Grow faster than
	outmarch	march longer distances and for a longer time than
	outpace	Surpass in speed
	outrange	Have a greater range than (another gun / gun)
	outroar	roar louder than
	outsail	Sail faster or better than
	outsell	sell more than others
	outsell	Be sold more often than other, similar products
	outshine	attract more attention and praise than others
	outshout, outcry	shout louder than
	outwear	last / last longer than others
	outweigh	Be heavier than
	outwit, overreach, outsmart, outfox, beat, circumvent	Beat through cleverness and wit
	shame	Surpass or beat by a wide margin
Broader	beat, beat out, crush, shell, trounce, vanquish	Come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
Spanish	aventajar, exceder, sobrepasar, sobrepujar, superar
Catalan	avantatjar, excedir, sobrepassar, sobrepujar, superar

HyperDic: surmount