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Definition of overlie verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

overlie

verb
 
/ˌəʊvəˈlaɪ/
 
/ˌəʊvərˈlaɪ/
[intransitive, transitive] (specialist)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they overlie
 
/ˌəʊvəˈlaɪ/
 
/ˌəʊvərˈlaɪ/
he / she / it overlies
 
/ˌəʊvəˈlaɪz/
 
/ˌəʊvərˈlaɪz/
past simple overlay
 
/ˌəʊvəˈleɪ/
 
/ˌəʊvərˈleɪ/
past participle overlain
 
/ˌəʊvəˈleɪn/
 
/ˌəʊvərˈleɪn/
-ing form overlying
 
/ˌəʊvəˈlaɪɪŋ/
 
/ˌəʊvərˈlaɪɪŋ/
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  1. overlie (something) to lie over something
    • overlying rock
See overlie in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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