superpose

UK: /ˌsuːpəˈpəʊz/ US: (so̅o̅′pər pōz′)

Inflections of 'superpose' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

superposes

v 3rd person singular

superposing

v pres p

superposed

v past

superposed

v past p

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

su•per•pose  (so̅o̅′pər pōz′), v.t., -posed, -pos•ing. 

1. to place above or upon something else, or one upon another.
2. Mathematics [Geom.] to place (one figure) in the space occupied by another, so that the two figures coincide throughout their whole extent.

• French superposer. See super-, pose¹
• 1815–25

su′per•pos′a•ble, adj. 

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superpose / ˌsuːpəˈpəʊz/ verb (transitive)

1. to transpose (the coordinates of one geometric figure) to coincide with those of another
2. a rare word for superimpose1

Etymology: 19th Century: from French superposer, from Latin superpōnere, from super- + pōnere to place

ˌsuperˈposable adjective