overlie

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English overlien, overliggen, equivalent to over- +‎ lie (“to be reclined”). Compare West Frisian oerlizze, German überliegen, Danish overligge, Swedish överligga, Norwegian overligge. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌoʊvɚˈlaɪ/ Hyphenation: over‧lie Rhymes: -aɪ === Verb === overlie (third-person singular simple present overlies, present participle overlying, simple past overlay, past participle overlain) To lie over or upon (transitive) To suffocate by lying upon === References === William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “overlie”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “overlie”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. === Anagrams === lie over, relievo