MEANING
To place one thing over another so that both positions or appearances overlap.
Use it for
Words that belong together
- superimpose an image
- superimpose a pattern
On the page
She superimposed the old map on the recent survey.
The narrative superimposed a childhood scene on the adult’s return.
Nearby words
Related words
Word forms
- Base
- superimpose
- Past tense
- superimposed
- Past participle
- superimposed
- Present participle
- superimposing
Full tense & aspect guide
- Present
- superimpose
- Present continuous
- am/is/are superimposing
- Present perfect
- have/has superimposed
- Present perfect continuous
- have/has been superimposing
- Past
- superimposed
- Past continuous
- was/were superimposing
- Past perfect
- had superimposed
- Past perfect continuous
- had been superimposing
- Future
- will superimpose
- Future continuous
- will be superimposing
- Future perfect
- will have superimposed
- Future perfect continuous
- will have been superimposing
Choose the auxiliary that agrees with your subject. These are constructions of one word, not separate entries.
Usage notes
Primary category: literary. Forms: superimpose; superimposes; superimposed; superimposed; superimposing Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Third-person singular: superimposes.
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