English Dictionary

Definition of “superimpose”

superimpose (ˌsuːpərɪmˈpəʊz )

ˌsuperˌimpoˈsition noun

British English: superimpose If one image is superimposed on another, it is put on top of it so that you can see the second image through it. VERBThe image of a seemingly tiny dancer was superimposed on the image of the table.
Brazilian Portuguese: sobrepor
Chinese: 叠加叠疊加
European Spanish: superponer
French: superposer
German: überlagern
Italian: sovrapporre
Japanese: 重ね合わす
Korean: 겹쳐지다
Portuguese: sobrepor
Spanish: superponer

"They are juveniles and try to superimpose their romantic images on their partners.

India Today (1998)

Drinking in this face before me, trying to superimpose the face I remembered against the alien face before me.

Shell, Ray Iced

If we could control or influence the minds of key men, then little by little we can superimpose our views on the world.

Asimov, Isaac The Complete Stories Volume 2

Now pal Adrian Hopper plans to superimpose Beckham's complete head on to the photo using a computer.

Sun, News of the World (2001)

Taggart squinted at the photograph, trying to superimpose this description on to the girl in the photograph.

Brandon, Ruth Left, Right and Centre

Too many communities are destroyed by incomers with money who want to superimpose their dominant culture on indigenous communities.

Times, Sunday Times (2004)

We ourselves ` superimpose " all the appearances we experience of this world upon the one reality.

Griffiths, Bede A New Vision of Reality

BBB

Suggested by Daved Wachsman (22 May 2013)
v Card

Suggested by Daved Wachsman (22 May 2013)
Wingman

Suggested by Daved Wachsman (22 May 2013)
UGGO

Suggested by Daved Wachsman (22 May 2013)
Comp

Suggested by Daved Wachsman (22 May 2013)
DECON

Suggested by Daved Wachsman (22 May 2013)