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7.7
To put words on top of a picture or video
  • verb
  • /ˈsuːpər/
  • Jargon
translation icon : superponer
  • During the broadcast, the weather updates are supered onto the screen at regular intervals.
  • to super titles

Examples

  • A title supered over the scientist's chest identifies him as Professor Erwin Schweide.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • A title is supered with the camp name and location.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • A title is supered with camp name and location.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • Head titles are supered over the dissolving series of wood scenes.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • It is much like the freeze frame on Waring Hudsucker that the title of the film was supered over.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • The logo was supered onto the video so viewers could easily identify the brand.

  • In the editing process, he supered the artist's name over the album cover image.

Synonyms

to superimpose
vsto super
24 6.7

To put one thing on top of another so both are visible

is mainly used for adding text or graphics over video or images
to superpose
vsto super
1 8.5

To put one thing on top of another so they line up and can be seen

is focused on placing text or graphics over media for editing or broadcast
to chyron
vsto super
  • Jargon
9.3

To add text on a television or video screen to give information

is the general action of placing text or images over media in editing

Antonyms

1.5

To move something or someone away from a place

Idioms

To say you need to go to the toilet to poop as a joke

Compounds

10 3.8

People who have far more money than most others

super-duper
  • Informal
4 7.9

Very good and impressive

3 7.4

Very private and known by only a few people

super-speed
  • Literature
3 8.0

Ability to move much faster than a normal person

1 2.4

Feels very good in your body and mind when you use or wear it

People who have much more money than other people

1 7.7

A very private piece of information kept from most people

super heavyweight
  • Specialized
1 4.0

A class in sports like boxing for fighters who weigh more than a set limit, for example over 201 pounds

super-strong
  • Informal
6.4

A person or animal who is much stronger than others

super acid
  • NSFW
9.9

A slang word for the drug ketamine that makes people feel strange

A coffee machine that grinds beans, brews espresso, and makes milk foam automatically

How Prominent

to super
  • Jargon
7.7
overlay
11 4.8
to caption
20 3.4
subtitle
167 3.2

Surface Forms

super infinitive
supered past
supered past participle
supering present participle
supers third person singular

Etymology

Super in this sense is a short form of superimpose, built from super 'over' and 'impose' 'to put on'. So to super an image is to put one picture 'over' another on the screen.