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overlie
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
overlie
(verb)
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overlie
/ˌoʊvɚ
ˈ
laɪ/
verb
overlies
;
overlay
/-leɪ/
;
/ˌoʊvɚ
ˈ
leɪ/
;
overlain
/-
ˈ
leɪn/
;
/ˌoʊvɚ
ˈ
leɪn/
;
overlying
overlie
/ˌoʊvɚ
ˈ
laɪ/
verb
overlies
;
overlay
/-leɪ/
;
/ˌoʊvɚ
ˈ
leɪ/
;
overlain
/-
ˈ
leɪn/
;
/ˌoʊvɚ
ˈ
leɪn/
;
overlying
Learner's definition of OVERLIE
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formal
:
to lie over or on (something)
Sand
overlies
the clay.
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— overlying
adjective
the
overlying
layers of rock
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