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superimpose

/ˈsuː.pəɹ.ɪmˌpəʊ̯z/US/ˈsuː.pɚ.ɪmˌpoʊ̯z/

superimpose verb: to place an object over another object, usually in such a way that both will be visible.

Verb

superimpose (third-person singular simple present superimposes, present participle superimposing, simple past and past participle superimposed)

  1. To place an object over another object, usually in such a way that both will be visible.
    • He superimposed the company logo over the image.
    • It involves superimposing broken English written in multi-coloured Comic Sans on to pictures of shiba inus, a small Japanese breed of dog known for its spirited stubbornness.2014 February 18, Alex Hern, “What is Doge?”, in The Guardian
    Synonyms:
    overlay, superpose
  2. To establish a structural system over, independently of underlying structures.

superimpose meaning in Tamil, Urdu and Kannada

superimpose in Tamil

மேற்சுமத்து

superimpose in Urdu

منڈھ دینا

superimpose in Kannada

ಅಧ್ಯಾರೋಪಿಸು, ಮೇಲೆ ಸೇರಿಸು, ಮೇಲೆ ಇಡು, ಮೇಲೆ ಹಾಕು, ಮೇಲಿರಿಸು

Examples of superimpose in a sentence

  • A polygon was superimposed on the inferred fault network.
  • The NAG in + NAG superimposes with the −2 position in the chitohexose in MltA.
  • In modern standard languages, norms of usage often seem to be superimposed by prescriptive norms.

All 24 example sentences with superimpose

Synonyms of superimpose

Forms of superimpose

third-person singular presentsuperimposes
present participlesuperimposing
past participlesuperimposed
pastsuperimposed

Past tense of superimpose: superimposed

Origin of superimpose

From super- + impose.

Words formed from superimpose

Questions about superimpose

What does superimpose mean?
Superimpose means to place an object over another object, usually in such a way that both will be visible.
What is superimpose in Tamil?
Superimpose in Tamil is மேற்சுமத்து. See Superimpose meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is superimpose?
Superimpose is a verb.
How do you pronounce superimpose?
Superimpose is pronounced /ˈsuː.pəɹ.ɪmˌpəʊ̯z/.
What is the past tense of superimpose?
The past tense of superimpose is superimposed.

Words near superimpose in the dictionary

  1. superimplicate
  2. superimportant
  3. superimposability
  4. superimposable
  5. superimposably
  6. superimpose
  7. superimposed
  8. superimposer
  9. superimposers
  10. superimposes
  11. superimposible

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: superimpose (page history and authors); superimpose (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); superimpose (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); superimpose (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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