# surmount

> English word · Verb · IPA /səˈmaʊnt/ · frequency rank #74,549

## Definitions
1. To get or be over without touching or resting on; to overcome.
2. To cap; to sit on top of.

## Etymology
From Middle English surmounten, from Old French surmonter (“to rise above, surmount”), from sur- (“above”) + monter (“to mount”), equivalent to sur- + mount.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/surmount