verb
surmount
ser-MOWNT/sərˈmaʊnt/
To rise above an obstacle.
With steady practice, she surmounts each obstacle in her training.
Etymology
The image is of climbing or rising above something. Applied to difficulties, that upward movement becomes overcoming an obstacle rather than remaining blocked by it.
In context
the one is an adventure and the other is an obstacle to surmount the adventure must be the finding of your way out of this catacomb
More examples
- We must surmount several financial hurdles before opening the store.
- They surmounted the language barrier with help from an interpreter.
- Surmounting her fear of failure took patience and encouragement.
Forms
surmount · surmounts · surmounted · surmounting
surmountable adjective — Possible to overcome or get past.
insurmountable adjective — Impossible to overcome or get past.