superpose

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su·per·pose / ˌsoōpərˈpōz/ • v. [tr.] place (something) on or above something else, esp. so that they coincide: [as adj.] (superposed) a border of superposed triangles. DERIVATIVES: su·per·pos·a·ble adj.su·per·po·si·tion / -pəˈzishən/ n.

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