transitive verb. To overcome (an obstacle, for example); triumph over.

transitive verb. To ascend to the top of; climb.

transitive verb. undefined

transitive verb. To place something above; top.

transitive verb. To be above or on top of.

transitive verb. To surpass or exceed in amount.

To mount or rise above; overtop; excel; surpass.

To mount up on; pass over by mounting.

To place something over or upon.

To overcome; pass over, as difficulties or obstacles; get the better of.

To rise up; hence, to surpass; exceed.

transitive verb. To rise above; to be higher than; to overtop.

transitive verb. To conquer; to overcome.

transitive verb. To surpass; to exceed.

verb. to get over; to overcome

verb. be on top of

verb. get on top of; deal with successfully

verb. reach the highest point of

verb. be or do something to a greater degree

"The key difficulty Mr Brown needs to surmount is that Labour looks so dreadfully tired (as well as appallingly incompetent, but let’s leave that to one side)."

overcome  top  

insurmountable  surmountable  

arrive at  attain  gain  hit  make  

Mt  account  amount  count  discount  

beat  best  bestraddle  bestride  better  

surmountableness  surmounted  surmounting  surmounts