superimpose

[US]/ˌsuːpərɪmˈpəʊz/
[UK]/ˌsuːpərɪmˈpoʊz/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

English definition: to overlay or place (one thing) over another, typically so that both are still evident.

Example Sentences

superimpose one thing on another

the number will appear on the screen, superimposed on a flashing button.

superimposed her own interpretation when she retold the story.

habits which have been superimposed upon other habits

The sediment types and their superimposed features in log data can conversely verify the rangeability of relative accommodation space.

The homoclinal reverse fold occurred in the Meso-Proterozoic.The superimposed fold in the late stage occurred in the Early Paleozoic.

Real-world Examples

A large 'P' was superimposed on the Gryffindor lion.

Source: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

And when they're superimposed, where they coincide, there are problems.

Source: Science 60 Seconds - Scientific American February 2019 Collection

But now watch, you can superimpose the entire skeleton that we'd revealed in the summer.

Source: TED Talks (Video Edition) October 2022 Collection

Sherlock is a cultural text, repeatedly altered over time as each new interpretation becomes superimposed over those that proceed it.

Source: TED-Ed (video version)

And they superimposed that face into this.

Source: TED Talks (Audio Version) February 2020 Collection

One day of absence superimposed itself on another, and proportionately weighted his heart.

Source: A pair of blue eyes (Part 2)

And then we superimposed that number with songs that have either been litigated or threatened to be litigated.

Source: TED Talks (Video Edition) April 2022 Collection

All by itself it creates these fearsome cyclones through the difference in temperature between its currents and the superimposed layers of air.

Source: Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Original Version)

If we simply superimposed a back beat in the right spot, you’ll hear that club song they’re dancing to.

Source: Pop culture

The effect of changes in the rate of interest is, however, easily superimposed on the effect of changes in the state of confidence.

Source: Employment, Interest, and General Theory of Money (Volume 1)

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