WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
su•per•im•pose /ˌsupɚɪmˈpoʊz/USA pronunciation
v. [~ + object (+ on/upon)], -posed, -pos•ing.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- to put, place, or set over or on something else:He superimposed one of his photos on top of another.
- to (usually aggressively) put or join as an addition:to superimpose his own views on the text of the committee's report.
su•per•im•pose
(so̅o̅′pər im pōz′),USA pronunciation v.t., -posed, -pos•ing.
su•per•im•po•si•tion
(so̅o̅′pər im′pə zish′ən),USA pronunciation n.
- to impose, place, or set over, above, or on something else.
- to put or join as an addition (usually fol. by on or upon).
- Cinema, Radio and Television, Show Business[Motion Pictures, Television.]to print (an image) over another image so that both are seen at once:The credits were superimposed over the opening scene.
- 1785–95; super- + impose
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