superimpose

ˌsuːpərɪmˈpoʊz

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Definition of superimpose - Reverso English Dictionary

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abstractadd features from one situation to another

Cultural values were superimposed onto the new policy.

overlay

superpose

layering effect

TECH.

place one thing over another so that both are still evident

TECH.

They superimpose the new image over the old one in the presentation..

cover

overlap

overlay

geology

Rare

establish a system over existing structures

Rare

The new fault line was superimposed on older layers.

overlay

superpose

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Origin of superimpose

Latin, superimponere (to place upon)

Examples of superimpose in a sentence

He superimposed his ideas onto the existing framework.
You can superimpose text on the image.
They superimpose graphs on the chart.
Engineers superimposed the new pipeline over the existing map.
The architect superimposed the new design onto the old blueprint.

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French:superposer, imposer, ...
German:überlagern, überblenden, ...
Italian:sovrapporre, imporre, ...
Spanish:superponer, imponer, ...
Portuguese:sobrepor, impor, ...
Chinese:叠加, 覆盖, ...
Japanese:重ね合わせる, 重ねる, ...
Arabic:دَمَجَ, رَكَّبَ, ...
Hebrew:לְהַשִּׁית עַל, לְהַלְבִּישׁ, ...
Russian:наложить, наслаивать, ...
Ukrainian:накладати, наслаювати, ...
Hindi:आरोपित करना, एक के ऊपर एक चढ़ाना, ...
Bengali:আরোপ করা, উপরিস্থাপন করা, ...
Catalan:superposar, sobreposar, ...
Czech:naroubovat na, překrýt, ...
Danish:overføre, overlejre, ...
Dutch:projecteren, over elkaar leggen, ...
Greek:επιβάλλω, επικαλύπτω, ...
Hungarian:rávetíteni, szuperponálni, ...
Khmer:ដាក់បញ្ចូលលើ, ដាក់ត្រួតលើគ្នា, ...
Korean:덧붙이다, 겹쳐 놓다, ...
Persian:تحمیل کردن, همپوشانی کردن, ...
Polish:nałożyć, ...
Portuguese (BR):sobrepor, impor, ...
Romanian:a suprapune, a așeza peste, ...
Swedish:överföra, överlagra, ...
Thai:ซ้อนทับ, วางซ้อน, ...
Turkish:eklemek, bindirmek, ...
Vietnamese:áp đặt lên, đặt chồng lên, ...

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