Definition of overlie Overlie
o•ver•lie
We found 7 definitions of overlie from 5 different sources.
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What does overlie mean?
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| overlie - kill by lying on; "The sow overlay her piglets" | ||
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| kill destroy a vitally essential quality of or in; "Eating artichokes kills the taste of all other foods" | ||
| overlie - lie upon; lie on top of; "the granite overlies the older rocks" | ||
| lie tell an untruth; pretend with intent to deceive; "Don't lie to your parents"; "She lied when she told me she was only 29" | ||
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Wiktionary 
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- overlie (v. t.)
To lie over or upon; specifically, to suffocate by lying upon; as, to overlie an infant.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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overlie
ō-vėr-lī′, v.t. to lie above or upon: to smother by lying on
Part of speech
🔤- overlie, verb, present, 1st person singular of overlie (infinitive).
- overlie, verb (infinitive).
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