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overlie

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7 lettersPronunciation /ˌoʊvɚˈlaɪ/Part of speech verbSorted eeilorvStarts with OEnds with E0 clues
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Definitions

  1. kill by lying on

Word origin

From Middle English overlien, overliggen, equivalent to over- + lie (“to be reclined”). Compare West Frisian oerlizze, German überliegen, Danish overligge, Swedish överligga, Norwegian overligge.

Used in a sentence

  • The new sediment layers overlie the older rock formations.

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