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surmount
/səˈmaʊnt/
verb
pokonać
Also
przezwyciężyćwieńczyć
Definition
To overcome a difficulty or obstacle, or to be placed on top of something.
Examples
She managed to surmount all the obstacles in her path.
Udało jej się pokonać wszystkie przeszkody na swojej drodze.
A statue of an eagle surmounted the monument.
Pomnik wieńczyła statua orła.
Collocations
surmount obstaclessurmount difficultiessurmount a challenge
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