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 retro pop-culture references only add to the surreality, as does Hawley’s love of superimposing one image over another.
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Noel Murray, Vulture, 13 Aug. 2025
In the series looking at Mont Blanc, the highest peak in the Alps and the site of rapidly melting glaciers, flowery green meadows are superimposed onto snow.
—Zoe Whitfield, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2025
Evie’s job was in design, which mostly entailed choosing typefaces and superimposing them onto photographs taken by someone else—a luxury sailboat anchored off the white sands of Tahiti, for example; a tattooed ceramicist staring from her studio; a plump, healthy chicken poised for slaughter.
—Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2025
Close calls are rebroadcast, and the strike zone is superimposed on the screen, allowing fans to second-guess every ball and strike.
—Kim Elsesser, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
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Noel Murray, Vulture, 13 Aug. 2025
In the series looking at Mont Blanc, the highest peak in the Alps and the site of rapidly melting glaciers, flowery green meadows are superimposed onto snow.
—Zoe Whitfield, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2025
Evie’s job was in design, which mostly entailed choosing typefaces and superimposing them onto photographs taken by someone else—a luxury sailboat anchored off the white sands of Tahiti, for example; a tattooed ceramicist staring from her studio; a plump, healthy chicken poised for slaughter.
—Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2025
Close calls are rebroadcast, and the strike zone is superimposed on the screen, allowing fans to second-guess every ball and strike.
—Kim Elsesser, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 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 25 Aug. 2025.
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