superpose
verb/ˌsuːpəˈpəʊz/
/ˌsuːpərˈpəʊz/
(formal or specialist)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they superpose | /ˌsuːpəˈpəʊz/ /ˌsuːpərˈpəʊz/ |
| he / she / it superposes | /ˌsuːpəˈpəʊzɪz/ /ˌsuːpərˈpəʊzɪz/ |
| past simple superposed | /ˌsuːpəˈpəʊzd/ /ˌsuːpərˈpəʊzd/ |
| past participle superposed | /ˌsuːpəˈpəʊzd/ /ˌsuːpərˈpəʊzd/ |
| -ing form superposing | /ˌsuːpəˈpəʊzɪŋ/ /ˌsuːpərˈpəʊzɪŋ/ |
- superpose something to put something on or above something else
- They had superposed a picture of his head onto someone else's body.
Word Originearly 19th cent.: from French superposer, from super- ‘above’ + poser ‘to place’.Definitions on the go
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