Webster's 1828 Dictionary
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SURMOUNT', verb transitive
1. To rise above.
The mountains of Olympus, Atho and Atlas, surmount all winds and clouds.
2. To conquer; to overcome; as, to surmount difficulties or obstacles.
3. To surpass; to exceed.
What surmounts the reach
Of human sense--
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