overlie
1Overlie — O ver*lie , v. t. [imp. {Overlay}; p. p. {Overlain}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Overlying}.] To lie over or upon; specifically, to suffocate by lying upon; as, to overlie an infant. Quain. [1913 Webster] A woman by negligence overlieth her child in her… …
2overlie — index overlap Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
3overlie — ► VERB (overlying; past overlay; past part. overlain) ▪ lie on top of …
4overlie — [ō΄vər lī′] vt. overlay, overlain, overlying 1. to lie on or over 2. to stifle or smother by lying on …
5overlie — overlay, overlie 1. The addition of the prefix over makes both verbs transitive (i.e. take an object) and therefore they do not entirely correspond to the grammatical functions of lay and lie. The past tense and past participle of overlay is… …
6overlie — verb /ˌoʊvɚˈlaɪ/ a) To lie over or upon b) To suffocate by lying upon; as, to overlie an infant …
7overlie — See overlay, overlie, underlay, underlie …
8overlie — transitive verb (overlay; overlain; overlying) Date: 13th century 1. to lie over or upon 2. to cause the death of by lying upon …
9overlie — /oh veuhr luy /, v.t., overlay, overlain, overlying. 1. to lie over or upon, as a covering or stratum. 2. to smother (an infant) by lying upon it, as in sleep. [1125 75; ME overlien, overliggen. See OVER , LIE2] * * * …
10overlie — over·lie .ō vər lī vt, lay lā; lain lān; ly·ing lī iŋ to cause the death of by lying upon …
