surmount UK /səˈmaʊnt/US /sɚˈmaʊnt/ verb2 •To get or be over without touching or resting on; to overcome.this difficulty may perhaps be surmounted by care and art — 1748 •To cap; to sit on top of.The boiler had a large dome over the firebox, inside the cab, surmounted by Ramsbottom safety valves. — 1951 formssurmounted · surmounting · surmounteth · surmounts · surmountest