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subimpose

subimpose verb: to impose below, beneath or underneath something else.

Verb

subimpose (third-person singular simple present subimposes, present participle subimposing, simple past and past participle subimposed)

  1. (transitive) To impose below, beneath or underneath something else.

Forms of subimpose

third-person singular presentsubimposes
present participlesubimposing
past participlesubimposed
pastsubimposed

Origin of subimpose

From sub- + impose.

Questions about subimpose

What does subimpose mean?
Subimpose means to impose below, beneath or underneath something else.
What part of speech is subimpose?
Subimpose is a verb.
What is the past tense of subimpose?
The past tense of subimpose is subimposed.

Words near subimpose in the dictionary

  1. subimperial
  2. subimperialism
  3. subimperialisms
  4. subimperialist
  5. subimperialists
  6. subimpose
  7. subimposed
  8. subimposes
  9. subimposing
  10. subincandescent
  11. subincident

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