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Complete Definition of "overlie"

English

Etymology
over + lie#Etymology 1|lie "to recline".

Pronunciation
IPA|/�o�v��laɪ/, SAMPA|/%oUv@`"laI/
Hyphenation: over·lie
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-aɪ|-aɪ

Verb
en-verb|overlies|overlying|overlay|overlain

  1. To lie over or upon; specifically, to suffocate by lying upon; as, to overlie an infant.

References
R:Century 1911
R:Webster 1913

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zh:overlie

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