superimpose
verb
su·per·im·pose
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superimposed;
superimposing;
superimposes
Definition of superimpose
: to place or lay over or above something
superimposed images
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Other Words from superimpose
superimposable
\ ˌsü-pər-im-ˈpō-zə-bəl
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adjective
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adjective
superimposition
\ ˌsü-pər-ˌim-pə-ˈzi-shən
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noun
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noun
Examples of superimpose in a Sentence
A triangle superimposed on an inverted triangle forms a six-pointed star.
Recent Examples on the Web
At practice, he was seen wearing a custom shirt with a gold chain superimposed upon it. — Andrew Turner, Daily Pilot, "High School Football Preview: Jimmy Nolan looks to bring back belief at Costa Mesa," 29 Aug. 2019 The latter sentence was spread across three slides and superimposed on a stock photo of a man holding the world in his hands. — Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, "Silicon Valley’s Crisis of Conscience," 19 Aug. 2019 This time, they were told to keep their eyes on a green cross superimposed over different parts of the screen as the driving clips were played. — Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, "Your eyes are the key to distracted driving, not your brain," 1 July 2019 An Instagram post featuring artwork for the singles — an image of the Larry O’Brien trophy with Drake’s autograph superimposed over it — seemed to confirm this notion. — Chuck Schilken, latimes.com, "Morning briefing: Fake Kawhi and Kawhi live it up at the Raptors' championship parade," 18 June 2019 In one instance, the political guerrilla artist superimposed the faces of wealthy tycoon Jeffrey Epstein and fugitive filmmaker Roman Polanski on a billboard featuring the film’s stars, Leonardo DiCaprio and Brad Pitt. — Los Angeles Times, "L.A. artist explains why he vandalized ‘Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood’ billboard," 26 July 2019 For two decades the interdisciplinary artist has superimposed moving light projections and translucent planes of fabric, plastic and paper upon living outdoor spaces to create otherworldly commentaries on nature and humanity. — Sara Cardine, La Cañada Valley Sun, "Descanso artist-in-residence Carole Kim shines a light on garden’s ethereal beauty," 18 July 2019 Umbro opted to place an unnecessarily large superimposed image of the Brazilian crest onto the torso, making this shirt iconic for all the wrong reasons. — SI.com, "50 Worst Football Shirts of All Time," 3 July 2019 Rubin might project two reels side-by-side or superimposed, and that superimposition might involve one reel being inverted or cut into four frame-shards and spliced back together at random, and then projected on the Warhol Factory’s silver ceiling. — J. Hoberman, The New York Review of Books, "Barbara Rubin, Shameless Angel of Avant-Garde Cinema," 21 May 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'superimpose.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for superimpose
superimpose
verb
English Language Learners Definition of superimpose
: to place or lay (something) over something else
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