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Definition of Superimpose
1. Verb. Place on top of. "Can you superimpose the two images?"
Specialized synonyms: Develop
Generic synonyms: Lay, Place, Pose, Position, Put, Set
Derivative terms: Superposition
Definition of Superimpose
1. v. t. To lay or impose on something else; as, a stratum of earth superimposed on another stratum.
Definition of Superimpose
1. Verb. To place an object over another object, usually in such a way that both will be visible. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Superimpose
1. [v -POSED, -POSING, -POSES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Superimpose
Literary usage of Superimpose
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An Etymological Dictionary of the English Language by Walter William Skeat (1893)
"superimpose, SUPERINCUMBENT, SUPERINDUCE ; see Super- and Impose, Incumbent, Induce.
SUPERIOR, higher in rank, &c. (F..-L.) Now spelt so as to resemble ..."
2. The Fundamentals of Mechanical Drawing by Richard Shelton Kirby (1918)
"Either of two arrangements may be used; (i) superimpose the first and second
positions, using line 6 for the latter; then repeat the second position, ..."
3. Ethics of Democracy: A Series of Optimistic Essays on the Natural Laws of by Louis Freeland Post (1916)
"We are able to superimpose our authority upon "inferior" peoples, not because we
are superior in any of the things that go to make men morally better or ..."
4. Ethics of Democracy: A Series of Optimistic Essays on the Natural Laws of by Louis Freeland Post (1916)
"We are able to superimpose our authority upon "inferior" peoples, not because we
are superior in any of the things that go to make men morally better or ..."
5. Inquiries Into Human Faculty and Its Development by Francis Galton (1883)
"I may mention a plan which had occurred both to Mr. Herbert Spencer and myself,
the principle of which is to superimpose optically the various drawings, ..."
6. Inquiries Into Human Faculty and Its Development by Francis Galton (1883)
"I may mention a plan which had occurred both to Mr. Herbert Spencer and myself,
the principle of which is to superimpose optically the various drawings, ..."
7. Wilson's Photographic Magazine (1909)
"... superimpose the pictures on the sheet through three-colored glasses that we
found the process unworkable. As soon as the handle of the projecting ..."
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