Word Study
overlie
CIDE DICTIONARY
overlie, v. t.
To lie over or upon; specifically, to suffocate by lying upon; as, to overlie an infant. Quain. [1913 Webster]
"A woman by negligence overlieth her child in her sleeping." [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
overlie, v.tr. (-lying; past -lay; past part. -lain)
1 lie on top of.
2 smother (a child etc.) by lying on top.
1 lie on top of.
2 smother (a child etc.) by lying on top.
THESAURUS
overlie
arch over, bestraddle, bestride, bridge, extend over, hang over, imbricate, jut, lap, lap over, lie over, overarch, overhang, overlap, override, ride, shingle, spanROGET THESAURUS
overlie
Covering
VB cover, superpose, superimpose, overlay, overspread, wrap, encase, incase, face, case, veneer, pave, paper, tip, cap, bind, bulkhead, bulkhead in, clapboard, coat, paint, varnish, pay, incrust, stucco, dab, plaster, tar, wash, besmear, bedaub, anoint, do over, gild, plate, japan, lacquer, lacker, enamel, whitewash, parget, lay it on thick, overlie, overarch, endome, conceal, anodize, galvanize.For further exploring for "overlie" in Webster Dictionary Online