Baretti: A dictionary of the English and Italian languages
Sormontá-re, v. n.
1. to mount upon, surmount;2. (fig.) to increase, prosper, grow, rise. Il sole sormonta, the sun rises. Le mie cose sormontano molto, my affairs go better and better. L'acqua sormonta, the water rises; v. a. 1. to surmount, go beyond, surpass, excel, outdo; 2. to oppress, overbear, overcharge; 3. to overcome, subdue; 4. to extol; 5. to transgress, offend; v. r. to conquer one's self; s. m. Sormontá-tóre,f. Sormontá-tríce; adj. Sormontá-nte.
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