Meaning of “surmount” in the English Dictionary

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uk /səˈmaʊnt/ us /sɚˈmaʊnt/ formal

There are still a few technical problems/obstacles/hurdles to be surmounted before the product can be put on sale to the public.

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› to be on top of something tall:

The central twelve-foot column is surmounted by a bronze angel with outspread wings.

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surmountable

adjective uk /səˈmaʊn.tə.bəl/ us /sɚˈmaʊn.t̬ə.bəl/

(Definition of “surmount” from the Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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(Definition of “surmount” from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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