The Only Use of
surmount
in
The Most Dangerous Game
- The general smiled the quiet smile of one who has faced an obstacle and surmounted it with success.†
Definitions:
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(1)
(surmount) overcome (to successfully deal with an obstacle)
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
More rarely, surmount may mean to get on top of, be on top of, or reach the highest point of.