surmount
1. get on top of;
deal with successfully (Freq. 2)
- He overcame his shyness
• Syn:
overcome, get over, subdue, master
• Hypernyms:
beat, beat out, crush, shell, trounce, vanquish
• Hyponyms:
bulldog
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
2. be on top of (Freq. 1)
- The scarf surmounted the gown
• Hypernyms:
head
• Hyponyms:
pinnacle
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s something
3. reach the highest point of
- We scaled the Mont Blanc
• Syn:
scale
• Hypernyms:
reach, make, attain, hit, arrive at, gain
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
4. be or do something to a greater degree
- her performance surpasses that of any other student I know
- She outdoes all other athletes
- This exceeds all my expectations
- This car outperforms all others in its class
• Syn:
surpass, outstrip, outmatch, outgo, exceed,
outdo, outperform
• Derivationally related forms:
excessive (for: exceed)
• Hypernyms:
beat, beat out, crush, shell, trounce, vanquish
• Hyponyms:
outwit, overreach, outsmart, outfox, beat,
circumvent, outgrow, outshout, outcry, outroar, outsail,
outdraw, outsell, outpace, better, break, outshine,
outshine, outweigh, outbrave, out-herod, shame,
outmarch, outwear
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
- Something ----s something
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