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o⋅ver⋅lie

  [oh-ver-lahy]
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–verb (used with object), -lay, -lain, -ly⋅ing.
1. to lie over or upon, as a covering or stratum.
2. to smother (an infant) by lying upon it, as in sleep.
Origin:
1125–75; ME overlien, overliggen. See over-, lie 2
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o·ver·lie   (ō'vər-lī')   
tr.v.   o·ver·lay (-lā'), o·ver·lain (-lān'), o·ver·ly·ing, o·ver·lies

  1. To lie over or on.

  2. To suffocate (a baby, for example) by accidentally lying on top of it.

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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: over·lie
Pronunciation: "O-v&r-'lI
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: over·lay /-'lA/; over·lain /-'lAn/; over·ly·ing /-'lI-i[ng]/
: to cause the death of by lying upon
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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