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 maps of those three little museums have been superimposed on each other, enabling visitors to enter the three ghost spaces simultaneously, crossing layer after layer of cultural history, with the various walls and plans collapsing into one another.
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Joanna Warsza, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
And superimposed over these waves, like a film, a white antique chest of drawers.
—Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2025
One option puts a floating dot on your screen that brings up a menu that’s superimposed on all your apps and home screens.
—Larry Magid, Mercury News, 18 Sep. 2025
Chirality is a property in which a molecule cannot be superimposed with its mirror image, like right and left hands.
—Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
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Joanna Warsza, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
And superimposed over these waves, like a film, a white antique chest of drawers.
—Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2025
One option puts a floating dot on your screen that brings up a menu that’s superimposed on all your apps and home screens.
—Larry Magid, Mercury News, 18 Sep. 2025
Chirality is a property in which a molecule cannot be superimposed with its mirror image, like right and left hands.
—Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for superimpose
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“Superimpose.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/superimpose. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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