verb (v)

• get on top of; deal with successfully(verb.competition)

  Synonym:
  get over, master, overcome, subdue
  

  source: wordnet30
• be on top of(verb.stative)

  Example:
  The scarf surmounted the gown.
  

  source: wordnet30
• reach the highest point of(verb.motion)

  Synonym:
  scale
  

  source: wordnet30
• be or do something to a greater degree(verb.competition)

  Synonym:
  exceed, outdo, outgo, outmatch, outperform, outstrip, surpass
  

  source: wordnet30
• To rise above; to be higher than; to overtop.(verb)

  source: webster1913