Definitions
to place, spread, or lay something over another surface
Word origin
From Middle English overleyen, from Old English oferleċġan, from Proto-West Germanic *obarlaggjan, from Proto-Germanic *uberlagjaną, equivalent to over- + lay. Cognate with Saterland Frisian uurläze, úurlääse, Dutch overleggen, German Low German overleggen, överleggen, German überlegen, Swedish överlägga, Norwegian overlegge. Compare overlie.
Used in a sentence
“Near-synonyms: cover, superimpose, superpose”
“She will now overlay the crust with fruit.”
“She will now overlay fruit on top of the crust.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Place on top”7 letters
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