View synonyms for overlie

overlie

[ oh-ver-lahy ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used with object)

, o·ver·lay [oh-ver-, ley], o·ver·lain [oh-ver-, leyn], o·ver·ly·ing.

overlie

/ ˌəʊvəˈlaɪ /

Origin of overlie¹

First recorded in 1125–75; Middle English overlien, overliggen; over-, lie ²

Marls and limestones with fossils of an Eocene facies overlie the Cretaceous rocks on the Gabun.

It also drains regions of the glacial drift and beds which overlie overturned Miocene strata, and are sometimes mixed with them.

This was a satire upon shams, conventions, the disguises which overlie the most spiritual realities of the soul.

Also a pair of elements which overlie the position of the external occipital joint.

These overlie the bony scutes of armadillos and occur covering the tail in several groups of mammals, such as beavers and rats.

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