superpose

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V. cover; superpose, superimpose; overlay, overspread; wrap &c.

From Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases by Roget, Peter Mark

Now it is the same thing with symmetric spherical triangles; we cannot superpose them.

From The Teaching of Geometry by Smith, David Eugene

But if we superpose the pure spectral colours on a screen, the resulting colours are quite 729 different.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 6 "Cockaigne" to "Columbus, Christopher" by Various

Which being cast out again superpose coals, and blowing for a long time, as at first, again uncover it, and then do as you did before.

From De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 by Agricola, Georgius

To put over or upon; as to superpose one rock upon another.

From Orthography As Outlined in the State Course of Study for Illinois by Cavins, Elmer W.