superimpose
verb
su·per·im·pose
ˌsü-pər-im-ˈpōz 
superimposed; superimposing; superimposes
: to place or lay over or above something
superimposed images
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Superimposition was one of the magical effects employed by early filmmakers. Using "mirror shots", with semitransparent mirrors set at 45° angles to the scene, they would superimpose shadowy images of ghosts or scenes from a character's past onto scenes from the present. Superimposing your own ideas on something, such as a historical event, has to be done carefully, since your ideas may change whenever you learn something new about the event.
Examples of superimpose in a Sentence
A triangle superimposed on an inverted triangle forms a six-pointed star.
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The video makes sense now—it was made by cloning the son’s face, using an AI generator to superimpose it on the shooter and recording the screen with a phone to remove the generator’s watermark.
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Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 24 Jan. 2026
And with the fate of the US’ free-trade agreement with Canada and Mexico looking more uncertain, Trump this week shared an image of the US flag superimposed over Canada (plus Greenland and Venezuela).
—Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 21 Jan. 2026
Marty Burnett’s agreeable scenic design in Laguna is flanked by a changeable screen which employs Joe Huppert’s original projection designs for the national production, which superimposes changing black and white images of figures and events as Eisenhower addresses them.
—Christopher Smith, Oc Register, 20 Jan. 2026
These plasma jets, the team notes, can be seen superimposed on top of one another when viewing the black hole from afar.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 17 Jan. 2026
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Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 24 Jan. 2026
And with the fate of the US’ free-trade agreement with Canada and Mexico looking more uncertain, Trump this week shared an image of the US flag superimposed over Canada (plus Greenland and Venezuela).
—Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 21 Jan. 2026
Marty Burnett’s agreeable scenic design in Laguna is flanked by a changeable screen which employs Joe Huppert’s original projection designs for the national production, which superimposes changing black and white images of figures and events as Eisenhower addresses them.
—Christopher Smith, Oc Register, 20 Jan. 2026
These plasma jets, the team notes, can be seen superimposed on top of one another when viewing the black hole from afar.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 17 Jan. 2026
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“Superimpose.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/superimpose. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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