superimpose

[ soo-per-im-pohz ]

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verb (used with object),su·per·im·posed, su·per·im·pos·ing.

to impose, place, or set over, above, or on something else.
to put or join as an addition (usually followed by on or upon).

to display or print (an image or text) over another image so that both are visible at once: You can superimpose open captions on your videos with this free software.

Origin of superimpose

First recorded in 1785–95; super- + impose

Other words from superimpose

su·per·im·po·si·tion [soo-per-im-puh-zish-uhn], /ˌsu pərˌɪm pəˈzɪʃ ən/, noun
su·per·im·pos·a·ble, adjective

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How to use superimpose in a sentence

When he first faced impeachment in 2019, he tweeted a version of the map with the words “Impeach this” superimposed, which didn’t really make much sense.
House to vote on removing GOP’s Marjorie Taylor Greene from her committees | Felicia Sonmez, John Wagner, Colby Itkowitz | February 4, 2021 | Washington Post
Or perhaps in such minds the higher knowledge has been effaced or blurred by long dull superimposition of barbarian inheritance.
The Life and Letters of Lafcadio Hearn, Volume 1 | Elizabeth Bisland
It would lead us into too subtile detail, if I traced the forces of this spiral superimposition.
Modern Painters, Volume V (of 5) | John Ruskin
That by superimposition we have to understand the notion of something in some other thing we have already explained.
The Vedanta-Sutras with the Commentary by Sankaracarya | Translator: George Thibaut
The superimposition of the Non-Self will be understood more definitely from the following examples.
The Vedanta-Sutras with the Commentary by Sankaracarya | Translator: George Thibaut

There is another element besides direction, viz.: superimposition, a determination of which is essential to truth.
The Philosophy of the Weather | Thomas Belden Butler

British Dictionary definitions for superimpose

superimpose

/ (ˌsuːpərɪmˈpəʊz) /

verb(tr)

to set or place on or over something else
(usually foll by on or upon) to add (to)

Derived forms of superimpose

superimposition, noun

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