Main Entry: ²mount

Function: verb

Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French munter, monter, from Vulgar Latin *montare, from Latin mont-, mons

Date: 14th century

intransitive verb 1 : rise, ascend
2 : to increase in amount or extent <expenses began to mount>
3 : to get up on something above the level of the ground; especially : to seat oneself (as on a horse) for ridingtransitive verb 1 a : to go up : climb b (1) : to seat or place oneself on (2) : to climb on top of for copulation
2 a : to lift up : raise b (1) : to put or have (as artillery) in position (2) : to have as equipment c (1) : to organize and equip (an attacking force) <mount an army> (2) : to launch and carry out (as an assault or a campaign)
3 : to set on something that elevates
4 a : to cause to get on a means of conveyance b : to furnish with animals for riding
5 : to post or set up for defense or observation <mounted some guards>
6 a : to attach to a support b : to arrange or assemble for use or display
7 a : to prepare (as a specimen) for examination or display b : to prepare and supply with materials needed for performance or execution <mount an opera>

— mount·able \ˈmau̇n-tə-bəl\ adjective

— mount·er noun