“+ transitive verb
Etymology: super- + impose
1. : to place in a covering position : overlay
a transparent mask … is superimposed over the print — Eastman Kodak Monthly Abstract Bulletin
2.
a. : to cause to become attached, united, coexistent, or interrelated in the manner of a layer, stratum, or accretion
a number of waves of different frequencies superimposed upon each other — F.E.Terman
habits which have been superimposed upon other habits — J.W.M.Whiting & O.H.Mowrer
laws of statutory character superimposed on the growing body of common law — F.A.Ogg & Harold Zink
b. : to add or impose without integrating : attach as an unassimilated entity
his symbolism is too often something superimposed — E.R.Bentley
superimposed imperatives have validity only to the extent that individuals freely assent to them — Vivian J. McGill