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1 superō
superō āvī, ātus, āre [superus], to go over, rise above, overtop, surmount, transcend: capite et cervicibus, V.: has (turrīs) altitudo puppium ex barbaris navibus superabat, Cs.: ut aqua genua vix superaret, L.: Posterior partīs superat mensura priores, O.— To go over, rise above, mount, ascend, surmount, overtop: ardua montis Per deserta iugo superans, passing over the summit, V.: (tempestas) summas ripas fluminis superavit, Cs.: munitiones, L.: montīs, V.: Caucasum, Cu.: tantum itineris, traverse, Ta.: regionem castrorum, go beyond, Cs.: insidias circa ipsum iter locatas, L.: superant (Parnasi) cacumina nubes, O.— To sail by, pass, double, weather: promunturium, L.: Euboeam, N.: cursu Isthmon, O.: Regna Liburnorum, V.—Poet.: musarum scopulos, Enn. ap. C.— To exceed, be in excess, overrun, be abundant, abound: in quo superare mendosum est: quae Iugurthae fesso superaverant, had been too much for, S.: superante multitudine, L.: superat gregibus dum iuventas, V.: uter igitur est divitior, cui deest an cui superat?— To be left over, remain, survive: quae superaverunt animalia capta, immolant, Cs.: quod superaret pecuniae: nihil ex raptis commeatibus superabat, L.: si de quincunce remota est Uncia, quid superat? H.: vitā, survive, Cs.: Quid puer Ascanius? superatne? V.: quid igitur superat, quod purgemus? L.—In war, to be victorious, overcome, subdue, conquer, vanquish: superavit postea Cinna cum Mario: maximas nationes, Cs.: exercitūs regios: navali praelio superati, Cs.: ferro incautum, V.: bello Asiam, N.— To extend beyond: clamor superat inde castra hostium, L.—Fig., to have the upper hand, be superior, excel, overcome, surpass: numero hostis, virtute Romanus superat, L.: superans animis, i. e. exulting, V.: hostes equitatu superare, N.: superat sententia Sabini, Cs.— To surpass, excel, exceed, outdo, outstrip, transcend: quaerit, quā se virtute Plancius superarit: doctrinā Graecia nos superabat: Phoebum canendo, V.: Duritiā ferrum, O.: cursu canem, H.: non dubitabam, quin hanc epistulam fama esset celeritate superatura, will outstrip. —To master, overcome, suppress, defeat, subdue, surmount: hanc (orationem) diligens scriptura superabit: necessitas quam ne dii quidem superant, to which not even the gods are superior, L.: superanda omnis fortuna ferendo est, V.* * *superare, superavi, superatus Vovercome, conquer; survive; outdo; surpass, be above, have the upper hand -
2 supero
sŭpĕro, āvi, ātum, 1, v. n. and a. [id.].I. A.Lit. (very rare; syn. transcendo): maximo saltu superabit gravidus armatis equus, surmounted, leaped the wall, Enn. ap. Macr. S. 6, 2 (Trag. v. 97 Vahl.):B.sol superabat ex mari,
Plaut. Stich. 2, 2, 41:ripis superat mihi atque abundat pectus laetitia meum,
id. ib. 2, 1, 6:jugo superans,
passing over the summit, Verg. A. 11, 514:superat agger ad auras,
Stat. Th. 4, 458:(angues) superant capite et cervicibus altis,
Verg. A. 2, 219. —Trop. (freq. and class.).1.To have the upper hand or superiority, to be superior, to overcome, surpass (syn. vinco):2.denique nostra superat manus,
Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 80:quā (sc. virtute) nostri milites facile superabant,
Caes. B. G. 3, 14; 1, 40:numero militum,
Liv. 29, 30, 8; cf.:numero hostis, virtute Romanus superat,
id. 9, 32, 7:tantum superantibus malis,
id. 3, 16, 4:sorte,
id. 38, 36, 10:victor, superans animis,
Verg. A. 5, 473:hostes equitatu superare,
Nep. Ages. 3, 6:unde salo superant venti,
Prop. 3, 5 (4, 4), 29:superat sententia Sabini,
Caes. B. G. 5, 31:si superaverit morbus,
Plin. Ep. 7, 1, 3.—To exceed, be in excess, be superfluous; to be abundant, to abound (syn. supersum):3.in quo et deesse aliquam partem et superare mendosum est,
Cic. de Or. 2, 19, 83:pecunia superabat? at egebas,
id. Or. 67, 224:uter igitur est divitior? cui deest an cui superat?
id. Par. 6, 3, 49:quis tolerare potest, illis divitias superare, nobis rem familiarem etiam ad necessaria deesse?
Sall. C. 20, 11:cui quamquam virtus, gloria... superabant,
id. J. 64, 1:quae Jugurthae fesso superaverant,
had been too much for, id. ib. 70, 2:de eo quod ipsis superat,
Cic. Fin. 5, 15, 42:Quinto delegabo, si quid aeri meo alieno superabit et emptionibus,
id. Att. 13, 46, 3:superabat umor in arvis,
Lucr. 5, 804:superante multitudine,
Liv. 3, 5:cum otium superat,
id. 3, 17:num tibi superat superbia?
Plaut. Am. 2, 2, 86:gentis superant tibi laudes,
Tib. 4, 1, 28:dum superat gregibus juventas,
Verg. G. 3, 63:si superant fetus,
id. ib. 1, 189: quam facile tunc sit omnia impedire et quam hoc Caesari superet, non te fallit, perh. how exceedingly easy it would have been, Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 5, 3 dub.—To be left over, to remain, survive (syn. supersum):II. A.quae superaverint animalia capta, immolant,
Caes. B. G. 6, 17:quod superaret pecuniae,
Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 84, § 195: quae arma superabunt, Pompon. ap. Cic. Att. 8, 12, A, § 4; Plaut. Truc. 5, 49:nihil ex raptis commeatibus superabat,
Liv. 22, 40, 8:pepulerunt jam paucos superantes,
id. 22, 49, 5:si de quincunce remota est Uncia, quid superat?
Hor. A. P. 328:sex superant versus,
Prop. 4 (5), 2, 57:pars quae sola mei superabit corporis, ossa,
Tib. 3, 2, 17; Plaut. Truc. prol. 20:superet modo Mantua nobis,
Verg. E. 9, 27: uter eorum vitā superarit, whichever survives, Caes. B. G. 6, 19:quae superaverint animalia,
id. ib. 6, 17:quid puer Ascanius? superatne et vescitur aurā?
Verg. A. 3, 339:captae superavimus urbi,
id. ib. 2, 643; Liv. 29, 7, 7:quid igitur superat, quod purgemus?
id. 45, 24, 1.—Lit.1.In gen.: in altisono Caeli clipeo temo superat Stellas, Enn. ap. Varr. L. L. 7, § 73 Müll. (Vahl. Enn. p. 119, om. stellas):2.tempestas summas ripas fluminis superavit,
Caes. B. C. 1, 48:ventosum aequor,
Ov. Ib. 591:fluvium,
Luc. 4, 150:mare,
Sen. Oet. 128:pedibus salsas lacunas,
Lucr. 3, 1031:munitiones,
Liv. 5, 8, 10:quas (Alpes) nullā dum viā superatas,
id. 5, 34, 6; 21, 26, 4; 21, 30, 5; 21, 38, 1;23, 45, 3: Tauro monte superato,
id. 35, 13, 4:montes,
Verg. G. 3, 270:Alpes cursu,
Luc. 1, 183:immensa montium juga,
Plin. Pan. 81, 1:Caucasum,
Curt. 7, 3, 22:hoc jugum,
Verg. A. 6, 676:fossas,
id. ib. 9, 314:summi fastigia tecti Ascensu,
id. ib. 2, 303; cf.:caprae gravido superant vix ubere limen,
id. G. 3, 317:retia saltu (vulpes),
Ov. M. 7, 767:tantum itineris,
to traverse, pass over, Tac. Agr. 33: regionem castrorum, to go past or beyond, Caes. B. C. 1, 69; cf. Cic. Tusc. 1, 19, 43:insidias circa ipsum iter locatas,
Liv. 2, 50, 6:collocatur in eo turris tabulatorum quae superaret fontis fastigium,
but so as to overtop, command, Hirt. B. G. 8, 41:superat (Parnassus) cacumine nubes,
Ov. M. 1, 317.—In partic.a.Naut. t. t., to sail by or past a place, a promontory, etc.; to double or weather a point, etc.; promontorium, Lucil. ap. Serv. Verg. A. 1, 244; Auct. B. Afr. 62, 3; Liv. 26, 26, 1; 30, 25, 6; 31, 23, 3; Tac. A. 15, 46 et saep.:b.Euboeam,
Nep. Them. 3, 3:cursu Isthmon,
Ov. Tr. 1, 11, 5:intima Regna Liburnorum et fontem Timavi,
Verg. A. 1, 244 Serv.— Poet., transf.: musarum scopulos, Enn. ap. Cic. Brut. 19, 76 (Ann. v. 223 Vahl.).—To rise above, exceed in height:B. 1.ut alibi umbilico tenus aqua esset, alibi genua vix superaret,
Liv. 36, 45, 9; cf.: posterior partes superat mensura priores, i. e. exceeds in size, Ov. M. 15, 378.—In gen.:2.non potest quaestus consistere, si eum sumptus superat,
Plaut. Poen. 1, 2, 74:ne sumptus fructum superet,
Varr. R. R. 1, 53:qui omnes homines supero atque antideo cruciabilitatibus animi,
Plaut. Cist. 2, 1, 3:virtute, laude, dignitate,
Cic. Planc. 2, 6 sq.:aut ingenio aut fortunā aut dignitate superari,
id. Lael. 3, 11:omnes homines constantiā et gravitate,
id. Fam. 1, 9, 16:doctrinā Graecia nos et omni litterarum genere superabat,
id. Tusc. 1, 1, 3:auctoritatis pondere et utilitatis ubertate,
id. de Or. 1, 44, 195; Hirt. B. G. 8, prooem. §4: aliquem nobilitate,
Ov. P. 3, 2, 56:Phoebum superare canendo,
Verg. E. 5, 9:omnes scelere,
Liv. 29, 8:aliquem dignitate vitae,
Nep. Alcib. 11, 2:aliquem ingenio, id. Dion, 4, 1: duritiā ferrum,
Ov. H. 2, 137:vel cursu superare canem vel viribus aprum,
Hor. Ep. 1, 18, 51:omnes in ceteris artibus,
Nep. Epam. 2, 2:summam spem civium incredibili virtute,
Cic. Lael. 3, 11:non dubitabam, quin hanc epistulam multi nuntii, fama denique esset ipsa tua celeritate superatura,
will outstrip, id. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 1.—In partic., in milit. lang., to overcome, subdue, conquer, vanquish (syn. debello):b.victis hostibus, quos nemo posse superari ratu'st,
Plaut. Am. 2, 2, 24:armatos ac victores,
Caes. B. G. 1, 40:maximas nationes,
id. ib. 3, 28;2, 24: quos integros superavissent,
id. B. C. 2, 5:bello superatos esse Arvernos et Rutenos a Q. Fabio Maximo,
id. B. G. 1, 45:si Helvetios superaverint Romani,
id. ib. 1, 17:Massilienses bis proelio navali superati,
id. B. C. 2, 22:clam ferro incautum superat,
Verg. A. 1, 350:bello superatus,
Ov. M. 12, 364:Asiam bello,
Nep. Ages. 4, 3:tota insula in unā urbe superata est,
Flor. 2, 6.—Transf., in gen.: quem (C. Curium) nemo ferro potuit superare nec auro, Enn. ap. Cic. Rep. 3, 3, 6 (Ann. v. 220 Vahl.):* A. * B.in quo (genere officii) etiam si multi mecum contendent, omnes facile superabo,
Cic. Fam. 5, 8, 4:si erum videt superare amorem,
Plaut. Aul. 4, 1, 7:hanc (orationem) assidua ac diligens scriptura superabit,
Cic. de Or. 1, 33, 150: si meam spem vis improborum fefellerit atque superaverit, id. Cat. 4, 11, 23:injurias fortunae facile veterum philosophorum praeceptis superabat,
id. Fin. 4, 7, 17:pareatur necessitati, quam ne dii quidem superant,
which even the gods are not above, not superior to, Liv. 9, 4, 16:casus omnes,
Verg. A. 11, 244:superanda omnis fortuna ferendo est,
id. ib. 5, 710:labores,
id. ib. 3, 368:difficultates omnes,
Vell. 2, 120, 4:cum incedendi nimietate jam superarer,
Amm. 19, 8, 6.—Hence, sŭpĕrans, antis, P. a. -
3 ē-lūctor
ē-lūctor ātus, ārī, dep., to struggle out, force a way out: aqua omnis, V.: velut eluctantia verba, i. e. uttered with effort, Ta.—Fig., to surmount, overcome: locorum difficultates, Ta.: tot eluctandae manūs, L. -
4 ex-superō or exuperō
ex-superō or exuperō āvī, ātus, āre, to mount up, tower: exsuperant flammae, V. — To surmount, pass over: iugum, V.: solum Helori, V. —Fig., to be superior, prevail, be conspicuous, excel: si non poterunt exsuperare, cadant, O.: Virtute, V.: violentia Turni exsuperat magis, V.—To surpass, exceed, excel: exuperat eius stultitia haec omnia, T.: Tarquinios superbiā, L.: morum nobilitate genus, O.: (summa) operum fundamenta exsuperatura, i. e. exceed the cost of, L.: cuncta exsuperans patrimonia census, Iu.—To be too much for, overpower, overcome: summum Iovem, C. poët.: sensum omnem talis damni, L.: virīs meas, O.: moras (sc. scalarum), obstacles, V. -
5 super-ēmineō
super-ēmineō —, —, ēre, to overtop, surmount, rise above, tower over: victor viros supereminet omnīs, V.: fluctūs omnīs, O. -
6 supergredior
supergredior gressus, ī [super+gradior], to surmount, pass over: ruinas, Cu.—Fig., to surpass: feminas pulchritudine, Ta.* * *supergredi, supergressus sum V DEPpass over or beyond; exceed, surpass -
7 super-iaciō
super-iaciō iēcī, iectus, ere, to cast over, throw upon: Membra superiectā veste fovet, O.: superiecto natare Aequore, i. e. overflowing, H.—To overtop, surmount: pontus scopulos superiacit undā, V.—Fig., to overwhelm, exceed, outdo: augendo fidem, by exaggeration, L.: tantum paternas laudes, ut, etc., L. -
8 super-vādō
super-vādō —, —, ere, to go over, climb over, surmount: omnīs asperitates, S.: ruinas muri, L. -
9 suprā-scandō
suprā-scandō —, —, ere, to climb over, surmount, pass: finīs, L. -
10 trānscendō
trānscendō dī, —, ere [trans + scando], to climb over, pass over, cross, overstep, surmount: in hostium navīs, Cs.: in finīs hostium, L.: per Vescinos in Campaniam, L.: vallīs, Cs.: Alpīs.— Fig., to pass over, pass by, overstep, transcend, transgress, violate: mos... iudicium... haec transcendere non potes, L.* * *transcendere, transcendi, transcensus Vclimb/step/go across/over; board; transgress; exceed; pass on, make transition -
11 vincō
vincō vīcī, vīctus, ere [1 VIC-].—In war, to conquer, overcome, get the better of, defeat, subdue, vanquish, be victorious: ut qui vicissent, iis quos vicissent imperarent, Cs.: navalibus pugnis Carthaginiensīs.—To prevail, succeed, overcome, win: iudicio: Fabio vel indice vincam, H.: factum est; vincimur, T.: Vicit iter durum pietas, made easy, V.: virgam, to win, V.: vicit tamen in Senatu pars illa, quae, etc., S.: cum in senatu vicisset sententia, quae, etc., L.: Othonem vincas volo, to outbid. —To overcome, overwhelm, prevail over: (naves) neu turbine venti Vincantur, V.: flammam gurgitibus, extinguish, O.: Vincunt aequora navitae, master, H.: Victaque concessit prisca moneta novae, O.: Blanda quies furtim victis obrepsit ocellis, O.: ubi aëra vincere summum Arboris... potuere sagittae, i. e. surmount, V.: viscera flammā, i. e. to cook, V.—To outlast, survive: (Aesculus) Multa virum volvens durando saecula vincit, V.: vivendo vici mea fata, V.—Fig., to prevail, be superior, convince, refute, constrain, overcome: naturam studio, Cs.: vincit ipsa rerum p. natura saepe rationem: vinci a voluptate: peccavi, fateor, vincor, T.: victus patris precibus lacrimisque, L.: est qui vinci possit, H.: Victus amore pudor, O.: victus animi respe<*>t, V.: Ergo negatum vincor ut credam, am constrained, H.: verbis ea vincere, i. e. to express worthily, V.—To overmatch, surpass, exceed, excel: terrae magnitudinem: morum inmanitate beluas: mulierculam mollitiā, H.: Scribere, quod Cassi opuscula vincat, H.—To prove triumphantly, show conclusively, demonstrate: si doceo non ab Habito, vinco ab Oppianico, prove (the fact): vici unam rem... vici alteram, I have established one point: vince deinde, bonum virum fuisse Oppianicum: Vincet enim stultos ratio insanire nepotes, H.: Nec vincet ratio hoc, tantumdem ut peccet idemque Qui, etc., H.—To prevail, gain the point, carry the day: cui si esse in urbe tuto licebit, vicimus: Vicimus et meus est, O.: vincite, si ita voltis, have your way, Cs.: viceris, enjoy your victory, T.* * *vincere, vici, victus Vconquer, defeat, excel; outlast; succeed -
12 eluctor
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13 supervado
supervadere, -, - V -
14 eluctor
I.Neutr., to struggle out, force one's way out:II.aqua omnis,
Verg. G. 2, 244;so of streams,
Sen. Q. N. 4, 2; Luc. 2, 219.— Trop.:ipse, compositus alias, et velut eluctantium verborum, promptius eloquebatur,
i. e. hesitating in speech, unready, Tac. A. 4, 31.—Act., to struggle out of any thing; also, to surmount a difficulty, to obtain by striving:tot ac tam validas manus,
Liv. 24, 26 fin.:nives,
Tac. H. 3, 59; cf.:locorum difficultates,
id. Agr. 17 fin.:furorem,
Stat. Ach. 1, 525 et saep.:viam ponti,
Val. Fl. 8, 184. -
15 exsupero
ex-sŭpĕro ( exup-), āvi, ātum ( gen. plur. part. sync. exsuperantum, Varr. L. L. 7, § 18 Müll.), 1, v. n. and a. (mostly poet. and in post-Aug. prose).I. A.Lit.: exsuperant flammae;B.furit aestus ad auras,
Verg. A. 2, 759.—Trop., to get the upper hand, to overcome, prevail, excel:II. A.sol et vapor omnis,
Lucr. 5, 385:arma capessant, Et si non poterunt exsuperare, cadant,
Ov. F. 6, 372:praesens dolor,
Lucr. 6, 1277:quantum ipse feroci Virtute exsuperas,
Verg. A. 12, 20:Hannibal exsuperans astu,
Sil. 1, 57.—Lit.:B.vites exsuperant ulmos,
Plin. 14, 1, 3, § 12:exsuperat jugum,
passes over, Verg. A. 11, 905:clivum,
Sen. Ep. 31:amnem,
Plin. 6, 17, 21, § 62:Nilus exsuperavit sedecim cubita,
id. 18, 18, 47, § 168; cf.:binas libras ponderis,
id. 9, 17, 30, § 64.—Trop.1.To surpass, exceed: quis homo te exsuperavit usquam gentium impudentiā? Poët. ap. Cic. Tusc. 4, 36, 77:2.omnes Tarquinios superbiā,
Liv. 3, 11, 13:genus morum nobilitate,
Ov. Tr. 4, 4, 2:aliquid latitudine,
Plin. 2, 11, 8, § 50:laudes alicujus,
Liv. 28, 43, 7:cuncta exsuperans patrimonia census,
Juv. 10, 13:tu vero, pater, vive et me quoque exsupera,
survive, outlive, Val. Max. 5, 9 fin.:aestatem,
to outlast, Plin. 14, 2, 4, § 33.—To be too much for, to overpower, overcome: id summum exsuperat Jovem, Poët. in Cic. Div. 2, 10, 25:materia vires exsuperante meas,
Ov. Tr. 1, 5, 56:caecum consilium,
Verg. A. 7, 591:multitudo Gallorum, sensum omnem talis damni exsuperans,
Liv. 7, 24, 2.—Hence, exsŭpĕrans ( exup-), antis, P. a. (acc. to I. B.), surpassing, excellent, supreme (post-class.):mulier exsuperanti forma,
Gell. 6, 8, 3.— Comp.: uter esset exsuperantior, certabatur, Gell. 14, 3, 11.— Sup., App. Dogm. Plat. 1, p. 8. -
16 superegredior
sŭpĕr-ēgrĕdĭor, ĕdi, 3, v. a., to surmount (late Lat.):plebeias opiniones,
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17 supergredior
sŭper-grĕdĭor ( sŭpergrădĭor, Plin. 27, 12, 68, § 110), gressus, 3, v. dep. a. and n. [gradior], to step, walk, or go over (post-Aug.).I.Lit.:II.limen,
Col. 7, 9, 13; Plin. 32, 10, 46, § 133:capram alteram decubuisse atque ita alteram proculcatae supergressam,
Plin. 8, 50, 76, § 201.—Trop., to pass over, get over, surmount; to surpass, exceed, excel:B. C. ► * a.aetatis suae feminas pulchritudine,
Tac. A. 13, 45:omnem laudem supergressa,
Quint. 6, prooem. §8: claritatem parentum animi magnitudine,
Just. 42, 2, 3:alicujus res gestas,
id. 44, 5:crudele praeceptum, supergressum omnia diritatis exempla,
Amm. 28, 1, 25. —Act. collat. form sŭpergrĕ-dĭo, dĕre, to go over, pass:* b.duodecimum aetatis annum supergresserat,
App. M. 10, p. 238, 34 (dub.).—sŭpergressus, a, um, in pass. signif., Pall. Nov. 4, 2. -
18 supervado
sŭper-vādo, ĕre, v. a., to go or climb over, to surmount (very rare):omnes asperitates,
Sall. J. 75, 2:ruinas muri,
Liv. 32, 24, 5:munimenta,
id. 31, 38, 4. -
19 suprascando
sŭpra-scando, ĕre, v. a., to climb over, surmount: haec cum fines suprascandit, Liv 1, 32, 8. -
20 transcendo
transcendo or trans-scendo, di, sum, 3, v. a. and n. [scando], to climb, pass, cross, or step over, to overstep, surmount.I.Lit. (freq. and class.; cf.: supero, transgredior).A.Neutr.:B.est periculum me ab asinis ad boves transcendere,
Plaut. Aul. 2, 2, 58:transcendere in hostium naves,
Caes. B. G. 3, 15; id. B. C. 1, 58:in Italiam (Hasdrubal),
Liv. 28, 42, 14:in fines hostium,
id. 3, 8, 4:in Latinum agrum,
id. 4, 53, 2:in Sedetanum agrum,
id. 28, 31, 7; cf.: per Vescinos in Campaniam Falernumque agrum, id. 10, 20, 1; 31, 29, 6; 36, 24, 4.—Act.: fossam transire et maceriam transcendere conantur. Caes. B. G. 7, 70:II. A.fossas,
id. B. C. 3, 46:valles,
id. ib. 1, 68:Caucasum,
Cic. Rep. 6, 20, 22:Alpes,
id. Cat. 4, 3, 6; Liv. 5, 34, 8; 5, 35, 1:Apenninum,
id. 22, 1, 1:Taurum,
Just. 11, 8, 2:flumen exercitu,
Tac. A. 4, 44:limen,
Prop. 1, 14, 19 et saep.—Neutr.:B.ad leviora,
to pass over, make a transition, Quint. 7, 1, 21:ad majora,
Vell. 2, 130, 3: ex minore aetate in majorem, Hyg. ap. Gell. 16, 6, 15. — Absol.:ut non abrupte cadere in narrationem, ita non obscure transcendere,
Quint. 4, 1, 79. —Act.:2.transcendere fines Juris,
to orerstep, transgress, Lucr. 3, 60:transcendere ordinem aetatis, naturae, moris Macedonum, juris gentium,
Liv. 40, 11, 7; cf. id. 40, 9, 8:prohibita impune,
Tac. A. 3, 54:nec declinari transcendique posse agmina fati,
Gell. 7 (6), 2, 5.—
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surmount obstacles — index succeed (attain) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
surmount — late 14c., to rise above, go beyond, from O.Fr. surmounter rise above, from sur beyond + monter to go up (see MOUNT (Cf. mount) (v.)). Meaning to prevail over, overcome is recorded from late 14c … Etymology dictionary
surmount — overcome, overthrow, rout, *conquer, vanquish, defeat, subdue, subjugate, reduce, beat, lick Analogous words: surpass, transcend, outdo, outstrip, excel, *exceed … New Dictionary of Synonyms
surmount — [v] overcome, triumph over best, better, cap, clear, conquer, crest, crown, defeat, down, exceed, hurdle, leap, lick*, negotiate, outdo, outstrip, over, overpower, overtop, pass, prevail over, rise above, subdue, surpass, throw*, top*, vanquish,… … New thesaurus
surmount — ► VERB 1) overcome (a difficulty or obstacle). 2) stand or be placed on top of. DERIVATIVES surmountable adjective … English terms dictionary
surmount — [sər mount′] vt. [ME surmounten < OFr surmonter: see SUR 1 & MOUNT2] 1. Obs. to surpass or exceed; go beyond 2. to get the better of; conquer; overcome 3. to be or lie at the top of; be or rise above … English World dictionary
surmount — surmountable, adj. surmountableness, n. surmounter, n. /seuhr mownt /, v.t. 1. to mount upon; get on the top of; mount upon and cross over: to surmount a hill. 2. to get over or across (barriers, obstacles, etc.). 3. to prevail over: to surmount… … Universalium
surmount — UK [sə(r)ˈmaʊnt] / US [sərˈmaʊnt] verb [transitive] Word forms surmount : present tense I/you/we/they surmount he/she/it surmounts present participle surmounting past tense surmounted past participle surmounted 1) to deal successfully with a… … English dictionary
surmount — [[t]sə(r)ma͟ʊnt[/t]] surmounts, surmounting, surmounted 1) VERB If you surmount a problem or difficulty, you deal successfully with it. [V n] I realized I had to surmount the language barrier. Syn: overcome 2) VERB: usu passive If something is… … English dictionary
