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Overlie

Oˊver-lie′

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp.
Overlay
;
p. p.
Overlain
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Overlying
.]
To lie over or upon; specifically, to suffocate by lying upon;
as, to
overlie
an infant
.
Quain.
A woman by negligence
overlieth
her child in her sleeping.
Chaucer.

Definition 2024


overlie

overlie

English

Verb

overlie (third-person singular simple present overlies, present participle overlying, simple past overlay, past participle overlain)

  1. To lie over or upon
  2. To suffocate by lying upon; as, to overlie an infant.

References

  • overlie in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
  • overlie in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

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