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Definition
overcome (to successfully deal with an obstacle)
- Then he advanced to the stockade, threw over his crutch, got a leg up, and with great vigour and skill succeeded in surmounting the fence and dropping safely to the other side.Chapter 20 — Silver's Embassy (27% in)
There are no more uses of "surmount" in Treasure Island.
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