Summit

Pronunciation

• enPR: sÅ­mʹĭt, IPA: /ˈsÊŒmɪt/
• Homophones: summat in some dialects
• Rhymes: -ÊŒmɪt

Origin

From Late Middle English somete, from early Middle French somete, from Old French sommette, somet (compare modern French sommet), a diminutive of som ("highest part, top of a hill"), from Latin summum.

Full definition of summit

Noun

1. (countable) A peak; the top of a mountain.In summer, it is possible to hike to the summit of Mt. Shasta.
2. (countable) A gathering or assembly of leaders.They met for an international summit on environmental issues.

Synonyms

• (peak, top of mountain) acme, apex, peak

Derived terms

• summiteer

Verb

1. (transitive, hiking, climbing, colloquial) To reach the summit of a mountain.
• 2012, Kenza Moller, "Eyes on the North," Canadian Geographic, vol. 132, no. 4 (July/Aug.) p. 10:Of the range's 12 peaks, Mount Saskatchewan is the only one that has yet to be summited.

Anagrams

• mutism