Meaning

2 senses
  1. To place an object over another object, usually in such a way that both will be visible.

    He superimposed the company logo over the image.

    überlagern, darüberlegen, darübersetzen

    накла́дыватьnakládyvatʹ, наложи́тьnaložítʹ

    наклада́тиnakladáty, накла́стиnaklásty

  2. To establish a structural system over, independently of underlying structures.

More definitions
  • place on top of

Examples

2 sentences
  1. Augmented reality enables the user to interact with the real world superimposed by virtual objects.

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  2. It's all superimposed.

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Translations

7 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
to place an object over another object:
Русский
By meaning 1
to place an object over another object:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to place an object over another object:

Origin

From super- + impose.

From super- + impose.

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Forms

superimposes, superimposing, superimposed, superimposed
Base formsuperimpose · to superimpose
3rd person singularsuperimposes
Present participlesuperimposing
Past simplesuperimposed
Past participlesuperimposed

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theysuperimpose
he, she, itsuperimposes

Past simpleLesson

all personssuperimposed

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave superimposed
he, she, ithas superimposed

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill superimpose

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

6 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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