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superponer

to superimpose

verb soo-pehr-poh-NEHR Rare

Origin: From Latin super (over) + ponere (to place)

Also means

to overlay

Usage Note

Superponer is conjugated like poner — an irregular verb with go-forms and a contracted past participle superpuesto. It appears frequently in technical, artistic, and theoretical contexts: superponer imágenes (to overlay images). The reflexive superponerse means to take precedence over or to overcome something emotionally.

Examples

"El diseñador superponía capas de color."

Natural Translation

The designer superimposed layers of colour.

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