superimpose

verb

SaySOO-pur-im-pohzUS/ˈsuː.pɚ.ɪmˌpoʊ̯z//ˈsuː.pəɹ.ɪmˌpəʊ̯z/

Formssuperimposes, superimposing, superimposed

2 meanings of superimpose

1
verbtransitive
To place one thing over another so that you can still see both.
Like putting a clear sheet with a drawing on top of a photo, so you can see both.
She superimposed the photo of the building onto the old map.
Designers often superimpose text over images on posters.
Similaroverlay, superpose
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2
verbtransitive
To set up a new pattern over an area without following the older structures below it.
Like a straight road built across hills, keeping its line and ignoring the shape of the land below.
Over millions of years, the river superimposed its path onto the older rock layers below.
Some streams superimpose their pattern onto buried mountain ranges.
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Origin

Made from super- plus the word impose.