-ōz transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: probably from French superposer, back-formation from superposition
1. : to place or lay over or above so as to rest or to be one of a vertical series or tier : superimpose with or without contact
films taken on two successive days can be superposed — G.R.Harrison
superposed rock strata
2.
a. : to cause to occupy the same position as and coexist with another
superpose an electric wave upon another
superpose two images from different light sources
b. : to lay (a geometric figure) upon another so as to make all like parts coincide
3. : superimpose
superpose modern industry on a backward agriculture — Atlantic