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Surmounted

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Adjective

1. surmounted

having something on top

Example Sentences:
'columns surmounted by statues'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Surmounted

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verb (transitive)
1. 
to prevail over; overcome
to surmount tremendous difficulties
2. 
to ascend and cross to the opposite side of
3. 
to lie on top of or rise above
4. 
to put something on top of or above
5. obsolete
to surpass or exceed

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Surmounted

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verb transitive
1.  Obsolete
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
4. 
to climb up and across (a height, obstacle, etc.)
5. 
to place something above or on top of

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Surmounted

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tr.v. sur·mount·ed, sur·mount·ing, sur·mounts
1. To overcome (an obstacle, for example); triumph over.
2. To ascend to the top of; climb: surmount a hill.
3.
a. To place something above; top: The lintel was surmounted with a frieze.
b. To be above or on top of: The church steeple surmounts the square.
4. Obsolete To surpass or exceed in amount.

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