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superpose
su·per·pose
[
spər pṓz
]
(
past and past participle
su·per·posed
,
present participle
su·per·pos·ing
,
3rd person present singular
su·per·pos·es
)
transitive verb
Definition:
1.
place on top of another:
to place or lay one object on top of or above another
2.
make geometric figures coincide:
to move one geometric figure so that it coincides exactly with another
[
Early 19th century. Probably < French
superposer
, back-formation <
superposition
"superposing" < Latin
superponere
"place over" <
super-
"over, above" +
ponere
"to place"
]
su·per·pos·a·ble
adjective
su·per·posed
adjective
su·per·po·si·tion
[
spərpə zísh'n
]
noun
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su·per·pos·a·ble adjectivesu·per·posed adjectivesu·per·po·si·tion [ spərpə zísh'n ] noun
