Main Entry: su·per·pose

Pronunciation: \ˌsü-pər-ˈpōz\

Function: transitive verb

Inflected Form(s): su·per·posed; su·per·pos·ing

Etymology: probably from French superposer, back-formation from superposition, from Late Latin superposition-, superpositio, from Latin superponere to superpose, from super- + ponere to place — more at position

Date: 1823

1 : to place or lay over or above whether in or not in contact : superimpose
2 : to lay (as a geometric figure) upon another so as to make all like parts coincide

— su·per·pos·able \-ˈpō-zə-bəl\ adjective

— su·per·po·si·tion \-pə-ˈzi-shən\ noun