superimpose

verb

su·per·im·pose | \ ˌsü-pər-im-ˈpōz

superimposed; superimposing; superimposes

Definition of superimpose

transitive verb

: to place or lay over or above something superimposed images

Other Words from superimpose Did You Know? More Example Sentences Learn More about superimpose

Keep scrolling for more

Other Words from superimpose

superimposable \ ˌsü-pər-im-ˈpō-zə-bəl

\ adjective

superimposition \ ˌsü-pər-ˌim-pə-ˈzi-shən

\ noun

Examples of superimpose in a Sentence

A triangle superimposed on an inverted triangle forms a six-pointed star.

Recent Examples on the Web

There are also questions about whether some members of the family have been superimposed into the image. — Amy Mackelden, Harper's BAZAAR, "The Kardashian Christmas Card Features Several Major Photoshop Fails," 27 Dec. 2018 Anyone who follows Kylie on Instagram will be granted access to the special filter that includes Candy K, Dolce, Posie K, Say No More, Shady, Boy Bye, and Glitz lip shades superimposed onto your face.. — Tamara Fuentes, Seventeen, "Kylie Jenner Has Her Own Instagram Filter and It’s Totally Fire," 1 Aug. 2018 Artistic impression of the Mars Express spacecraft probing the southern hemisphere of Mars,superimposed to a color mosaic of a portion of Planum Australe. — Jay Bennett, Popular Mechanics, "Underground Lake of Liquid Water Detected on Mars," 25 July 2018 The modified Stark words are superimposed on a photo of Trump looking posing like an action hero. — Zack Beauchamp, Vox, "The strange Trump Game of Thrones tweet about Iran sanctions, as explained by political science (seriously).," 2 Nov. 2018 In fact, two crosses—the beams and the gables—are superimposed but offset. — Shonquis Moreno, Curbed, "‘If you take out the art, the building itself can’t stand’," 6 Aug. 2018 For this one-off guest appearance, his performance included superimposed references to police chalked outlines of murder scenes, to the possibility that there are saving angels walking among us. — Vogue, "The 11 Menswear Moments That Mattered From the Spring 2019 Season," 26 June 2018 Artistic impression of the Mars Express spacecraft probing the southern hemisphere of Mars, superimposed on a radar cross section of the southern polar layered deposits. — Jay Bennett, Popular Mechanics, "Underground Lake of Liquid Water Detected on Mars," 25 July 2018 In the tweet, Clarke included a picture of one wrestler with his picture superimposed on it while kicking another wrestler bearing the red CNN logo. — Daniel Bice, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Ex-Sheriff Clarke briefly blocked by Twitter after calling for media to 'taste their own blood'," 2 Jan. 2018

These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'superimpose.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.