superimpose
verb (used with object)
to impose, place, or set over, above, or on something else.
Used to describe an action that will be fully completed or achieved by a specific point in the future.
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Inside of three years, he said, the U.S. will have superimposed on its 'economy a $150 billion armament program, but it will scarcely feel the effects in the supply of civilian goods.
From Time Magazine Archive
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