Overlie Moderate

Origin: Germanic Old English prefix

Overlie has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Verb

Definitions

Verb

lie upon; lie on top of

"the granite overlies the older rocks"

overlie

kill by lying on

"The sow overlay her piglets"

overlie overlay

To lie over or upon

Origin

Overlie comes from Middle English, formed by combining "over-" with the verb "lie," which originally meant to be reclined. This word shares roots with similar terms in West Frisian, German, Danish, Swedish, and Norwegian.

Rhyming Words

lie elie ollie yalie folie belie celie orlie rolie wylie nolie kylie julie allie jolie zelie ellie killie peelie mielie

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