superimpose
verb
su·per·im·pose
ˌsü-pər-im-ˈpōz 
superimposed; superimposing; superimposes
: to place or lay over or above something
superimposed images
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Superimposition was one of the magical effects employed by early filmmakers. Using "mirror shots", with semitransparent mirrors set at 45° angles to the scene, they would superimpose shadowy images of ghosts or scenes from a character's past onto scenes from the present. Superimposing your own ideas on something, such as a historical event, has to be done carefully, since your ideas may change whenever you learn something new about the event.
Examples of superimpose in a Sentence
A triangle superimposed on an inverted triangle forms a six-pointed star.
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Imagine player names dynamically superimposed on your screen, updating as the camera follows the action.
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Jason Corso, Fortune, 8 Feb. 2026
The Obamas appear toward the end of the video with their heads superimposed on the bodies of apes with their mouths open and their heads bouncing to the song.
—Ryan Mancini, The Hill, 7 Feb. 2026
The 55-second-long video appears to be generated by AI and opens with Obama and Michelle Obama's heads superimposed onto apes' bodies.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
The video makes sense now—it was made by cloning the son’s face, using an AI generator to superimpose it on the shooter and recording the screen with a phone to remove the generator’s watermark.
—Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 24 Jan. 2026
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Jason Corso, Fortune, 8 Feb. 2026
The Obamas appear toward the end of the video with their heads superimposed on the bodies of apes with their mouths open and their heads bouncing to the song.
—Ryan Mancini, The Hill, 7 Feb. 2026
The 55-second-long video appears to be generated by AI and opens with Obama and Michelle Obama's heads superimposed onto apes' bodies.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
The video makes sense now—it was made by cloning the son’s face, using an AI generator to superimpose it on the shooter and recording the screen with a phone to remove the generator’s watermark.
—Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 24 Jan. 2026
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“Superimpose.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/superimpose. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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