surmountable

surmountable
surmountable late 15c., from Anglo-Fr. sormuntable; see SURMOUNT (Cf. surmount) + -ABLE (Cf. -able).

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  • Surmountable — Sur*mount a*ble, a. [Cf. F. surmontable.] Capable of being surmounted or overcome; superable. {Sur*mount a*ble*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • surmountable — index possible Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • surmountable — surmount ► VERB 1) overcome (a difficulty or obstacle). 2) stand or be placed on top of. DERIVATIVES surmountable adjective …   English terms dictionary

  • surmountable — adjective 1. capable of being surmounted or overcome situations of measurable and surmountable danger • Ant: ↑insurmountable • Similar to: ↑conquerable, ↑superable • See Also: ↑conquerable …   Useful english dictionary

  • surmountable — adjective see surmount …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • surmountable — See surmount. * * * …   Universalium

  • surmountable — adjective Describing something that can be overcome, defeatable. Now that we have done the impossible we can finish it, all that remain are rather easy and surmoutable obstacles. See Also: surmount …   Wiktionary

  • surmountable — Synonyms and related words: achievable, actable, assailable, attackable, attainable, beatable, compassable, conquerable, doable, expugnable, feasible, negotiable, operable, overcomable, penetrable, performable, practicable, practical, pregnable,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • surmountable — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. conquerable, beatable, attainable, able to be overcome …   English dictionary for students

  • surmountable — sur mount·a·ble || sÉ™r maÊŠntÉ™bl /sÉ™ m adj. can be overcome, can be defeated …   English contemporary dictionary

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