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

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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.

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My wife just watched superimposed onto the image, as well as another photo of Crews with a rose in his mouth, with the words Gym time inexplicably in the top right corner. — Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, "Terry Crews and the Discomfort of Masculine Anxiety," 29 June 2018 The quality of this amateur face-swapping varies enormously; getting good results takes some fiddling, a powerful PC and a large selection of images of the face being superimposed. — The Economist, "What if AI made actors immortal?," 5 July 2018 One pass from a B-2 carrying a full load could cripple a facility the size of Whiteman AFB; personnel here even have a creepy slide showing the bomb pattern that could destroy the base, superimposed over a satellite image. — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, "B-52 Bombers Could Quadruple Their Wing Bomb Loads," 25 June 2018 BuzzFeed reported that a new meme has surfaced in which people superimpose homophobic statements that Millie did not say on a photo of her. — Brittney Mcnamara, Teen Vogue, "Millie Bobby Brown's Photos Have Been Made Into an Anti-Gay Meme," 14 June 2018 The Revenge Body host first introduced her little one to the world on May 12 in a video of True looking up at the camera with a flower superimposed over her right cheek. — Dave Quinn, PEOPLE.com, "'Bless You!' Khloé Kardashian Catches Ballerina Baby True in an Adorable Sneeze," 5 June 2018 Hasty, but purposeful The 13 lines etched in the chalky outer layer of the flake look messy and haphazard at first glance; some are straight, some are slightly curved, and many of them overlap or are superimposed over others. — Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica, "Neanderthals etched a message on this 36,000-year-old stone tool," 3 May 2018 The post raised the ontological questions at the heart of the deepfake debate: Does a naked image of Person A become a naked image of Person B if Person B’s face is superimposed in a seamless and untraceable way? — Kevin Roose, New York Times, "Here Come the Fake Videos, Too," 4 Mar. 2018 In a tweet late Friday, Nehlen shared an image of the royal couple in which a scientific reconstruction of Cheddar Man's face is superimposed over the features of the actress Meghan Markle standing beside her fiancé, the prince. — Jason Stein, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Paul Ryan's GOP challenger Paul Nehlen draws international criticism for tweet about Prince Harry's fiancée," 11 Feb. 2018

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