v.
Pronunciation: ˌ sü-p ə r- ' p ō z
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form: -posed ; -pos · ing
Etymology: probably from French superposer, back-formation from superposition, from Late Latin superposition-, superpositio, from Latin superponere to superpose, from super- + ponere to place ― more at POSITION
Date: 1823
1 : to place or lay over or above whether in or not in contact : SUPERIMPOSE
2 : to lay (as a geometric figure) upon another so as to make all like parts coincide
– su · per · pos · able \ - ' p ō -z ə -b ə l \ adjective
– su · per · po · si · tion \ -p ə - ' zi-sh ə n \ noun