SUPERIMPOSE


Meaning of SUPERIMPOSE in English

“+ 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

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.