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 researchers then superimposed this combination 3D map of Earth's atmospheric and electromagnetic systems upon the globe and noted where both H. sapiens and Neanderthals had lived.
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Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 16 Apr. 2025
Some of these services were natural applications of the technology that ByteDance developed for Douyin and TikTok, like filters that can make people appear much older or superimpose sparkly hearts on their faces.
—Meaghan Tobin, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
People shouldn’t continue to insist that a dead cat and a live cat superimpose.
—Lee Billings, Scientific American, 7 Apr. 2025
Some games, like Super Mario Party Jamboree, will even superimpose a live feed of everyone’s faces next to their characters in-game, for some extra taunting and jeering.
—New Atlas, 2 Apr. 2025
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Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 16 Apr. 2025
Some of these services were natural applications of the technology that ByteDance developed for Douyin and TikTok, like filters that can make people appear much older or superimpose sparkly hearts on their faces.
—Meaghan Tobin, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
People shouldn’t continue to insist that a dead cat and a live cat superimpose.
—Lee Billings, Scientific American, 7 Apr. 2025
Some games, like Super Mario Party Jamboree, will even superimpose a live feed of everyone’s faces next to their characters in-game, for some extra taunting and jeering.
—New Atlas, 2 Apr. 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 7 Jun. 2025.
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