superpose

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
superpose
    v 1: place (one geometric figure) upon another so that their
         perimeters coincide
    2: place on top of; "can you superimpose the two images?" [syn:
       {superimpose}, {superpose}, {lay over}]
    
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Superpose \Su`per*pose"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Superposed}; p.
   pr. & vb. n. {Superposing}.] [F. superposer. See {Super-},
   and {Pose}.]
   1. To lay upon, as one kind of rock on another.
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   2. (Geom.) To lay (a figure) upon another in such a manner
      that all the parts of the one coincide with the parts of
      the other; as, to superpose one plane figure on another.
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