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superimpose

 
Dictionary: su·per·im·pose
('pər-ĭm-pōz') pronunciation
tr.v., -posed, -pos·ing, -pos·es.
  1. To lay or place (something) on or over something else.
  2. To add as a distinct feature, element, or quality: superimposed her own interpretation when she retold the story.
superimposable su'per·im·pos'a·ble adj.
superimposition su'per·im'po·si'tion (-ĭm'pə-zĭsh'ən) n.

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The verb has one meaning:

Meaning #1: place on top of
  Synonyms: superpose, lay over


Translations: Superimpose
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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - indkopiere, sammenkopiere, anbringe ovenpå, presse ned oven på, overlejre

Nederlands (Dutch)
overheen plaatsen, superpositie maken

Français (French)
v. tr. - superposer

Deutsch (German)
v. - aufkopieren, überlagern, auferlegen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - επιθέτω, τοποθετώ από πάνω

Italiano (Italian)
sovrapporre

Português (Portuguese)
v. - sobrepor

Русский (Russian)
накладывать (одну вещь на другую), производить двойное экспонирование

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - superponer, sobreponer

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - lägga ovanpå

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
重叠上去, 叠印, 加上去

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 重疊上去, 疊印, 加上去

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 위에 얹다, 포개 놓다, 이중 인화하다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - スーパーインポーズ
v. - 載せる, 置く, 上に置く

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يفرض‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הניח דבר על דבר, שם על-‬


 
 
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