surmounting in English

verb
1
overcome (a difficulty or obstacle).
all manner of cultural differences were surmounted
synonyms:overcomeconquerprevail overtriumph overbeatvanquishclearcrosspass overresistendure
2
stand or be placed on top of.
the tomb was surmounted by a sculptured angel
synonyms:captopcrownfinish
verb

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1. 18 In surmounting it, Butler established ascendancy over his critics.

2. In surmounting it, Butler established ascendancy over his critics.

3. The humility of Jesus is the surmounting of our pride; by his abasement he lifts us up.

4. Crest: [ krest ] a projection, or projecting structure or ridge, especially one surmounting a bone or its border

5. Mellow orange pantiles seemingly cascade at many angles, surmounting buildings of varying heights, covering lower and higher ground.

6. Synonyms for Besting include getting, beating, defeating, winning against, prevailing over, surmounting, triumphing over, dispatching, licking and taking

7. Any Japanese attackers surmounting Hill 80 would have to advance over 400 yd (370 m) of open terrain to close with the Marine positions at Hill 123.

8. The rightmost gulley (maybe 50' to the R of the reddish slabs) is easy class 3 except for one exposed class 4 move surmounting small Chockstones to the R

9. Andiron definition is - either of a pair of metal supports for firewood used on a hearth and made of a horizontal bar mounted on short legs with usually a vertical shaft surmounting the front end.

10. If "repression" is the term for the psychic reality of Fokir's Canniness, then "surmounting" would be the erasure and rejection of such an indigenous canny in the discourses--the cultural unconscious--of the postcolonial nation