superimpose

[ soo-per-im-pohz ]

verb (used with object)

, su·per·im·posed, su·per·im·pos·ing.

1. to impose, place, or set over, above, or on something else.
2. to put or join as an addition (usually followed by on or upon ).
3. 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.

superimpose

/ ˌsuːpərɪmˈpəʊz /

verb

1. to set or place on or over something else
2. usually foll byon or upon to add (to)

Derived Forms

• ˌsuperˌimpoˈsition, noun

Other Words From

• su·per·im·po·si·tion [soo-per-im-p, uh, -, zish, -, uh, n], noun
• su·per·im·pos·a·ble adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of superimpose¹

First recorded in 1785–95; super- + impose

Example Sentences

In a video, Carolina Mayorga superimposes her pink-tinted performance over Armando López Bircann’s setting.

From Washington Post

The reflection is later superimposed on the video the spider viewed, revealing exactly what the spider’s principal eyes were focused on.

From Science News

Online platforms have their own visual style — a filter that superimposes dog ears onto a person’s face wouldn’t be out of place — that doesn’t always translate to film to television.

From Washington Post

It is these resources which can be superimposed on the civilian hospitals to take on the overload.

From The Daily Beast

Rather than restoring networks or adding new connections, Lifestyle usually superimposed new networks onto the old neighborhood.

From Freakonomics

Structure in a novel is something you discover, not something you superimpose.

From The Daily Beast

Just snap a picture with your iPhone, and this app will superimpose horns, tail, and Van Dyke on the beloved caucusing turncoat!

From The Daily Beast

If we superimpose or combine these two squares, we get the arrangement of Diagram 3, which is one solution.

From Project Gutenberg

For the latter it is only necessary to cut the long rectangle in half and superimpose the two halves.

From Project Gutenberg

The next step is to superimpose the little cards on the first chart of the tens series, having the resultant numbers read aloud.

From Project Gutenberg

What new impressions would superimpose themselves upon the memories of the past—the memory of Hellayne?

From Project Gutenberg

Plotinus very properly said that the proper thing to do was to superimpose the idea upon the actual.

From Project Gutenberg