Surmount

sur-mownt′, v.t. to mount above: to surpa : to overcome, get the better of.— adj. Surmount′able , that may be surmounted.— n. Surmount′ablene .— adj. Surmount′ed , surpa ed: overcome: ( arch it. ) denoting an arch or dome rising higher than a semicircle: ( her. ) denoting a figure when another is laid over it.— n. Surmount′er . [Fr.— sur (L. super ), above, monter , to mount.]