superimpose

Related to superimpose: superpose, superposition

superimpose (someone or something) on(to) (someone or something

1. To lay, place, or position an image of someone or something onto another image of someone or something. We superimposed a picture of the Eiffel Tower on the moon. The actress is suing the tabloid for superimposing her face onto the body of an adult film star performing a sexual act.
2. To add or insert someone, oneself, or some element onto something else in an intangible or psychological manner. I was bedridden for most of my childhood, so I spent a lot of time superimposing myself onto the main characters of adventure and romance stories. You've got to be careful not to superimpose your own ideals and expectations on your kids' lives too much—you've got to let them figure things out for themselves.
See also: something, superimpose
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

superimpose something on (to) someone or something

to cover an image of someone or something with an image of something. We superimposed a mustache onto Toby's face, and he looked just like the suspect. When we superimposed the mustache on him, we knew he was guilty.
See also: on, superimpose
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • superimpose (someone or something) on(to) (someone or something
  • superimpose on
  • be the (very) image of (someone)
  • be the image of somebody/something
  • picture (someone or something) in(side) (of) (something)
  • picture in
  • on brand
  • blow (someone or something) out of the water
  • blow somebody/something out of the water
  • blow someone out of the water
References in periodicals archive
Instead of simply leaving blank spaces behind the removed bodies and words, Fairhurst superimposes more cutout pages to produce complex layers of advertisements whose messages and messengers have gone missing.
Angus Fairhurst: Contemporary Fine Arts
Mehretu superimposes torrents of wind, rain, and fire--peppered with explosions and plumes of smoke--over hard lines of maps, roadway schematics, architectural diagrams, and other visual intimations of infrastructure and technology.
Julie Mehretu: the Gallery at Redcat