subterpose, v. rare.
(sʌbtəˈpəʊz)
[f. subter- i) + -pose, as in superpose, impose.]
trans. To place underneath.
| 1894 Baring-Gould Deserts S. France I. 149 Their remains may be discovered at a lower level, though not subterposed. |
So ˌsubterpoˈsition, a placing below, position underneath.
| 1833 Lyell Princ. Geol. III. 388 Subterposition in the plutonic, like superposition in the sedimentary rocks, being..characteristic of a newer age. 1851 Gladstone Let. to Manning 26 Jan., It will bring about a great shifting of parts, much super- and much subter-position. |