to super
- verb
- /ˈsuːpər/
- Jargon
- During the broadcast, the weather updates are supered onto the screen at regular intervals.
- to super titles
Examples
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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.
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In the editing process, he supered the artist's name over the album cover image.
Synonyms
To put one thing on top of another so both are visible
To put one thing on top of another so they line up and can be seen
To add text on a television or video screen to give information
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
A class in sports like boxing for fighters who weigh more than a set limit, for example over 201 pounds
- Specialized
A coffee machine that grinds beans, brews espresso, and makes milk foam automatically
How Prominent
Surface Forms
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.