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Surmount vs Defeated - What's the difference?

surmount | defeated |

As verbs the difference between surmount and defeated

is that surmount is to get over; to overcome while defeated is (defeat).

As an adjective defeated is

subjugated, beaten, overcome.

surmount

English

Verb

(en verb)
  • to get over; to overcome
  • * 1748 . David Hume. Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of moral. London: Oxford University Press, 1973. ยง 10.
    • this difficulty may perhaps be surmounted by care and art

    Related terms

    * surmountable * insurmountable

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    defeated

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Subjugated, beaten, overcome.

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (defeat)