overlay

1
[ verb oh-ver-ley; noun oh-ver-ley ]
/ verb ˌoʊ vərˈleɪ; noun ˈoʊ vərˌleɪ /

verb (used with object), o·ver·laid, o·ver·lay·ing.

noun

Origin of overlay

1
Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300; see origin at over-, lay1

Definition for overlay (2 of 3)

overlay 2
[ oh-ver-ley ]
/ ˌoʊ vərˈleɪ /

verb

simple past tense of overlie.

Definition for overlay (3 of 3)

overlie
[ oh-ver-lahy ]
/ ˌoʊ vərˈlaɪ /

verb (used with object), o·ver·lay, o·ver·lain, o·ver·ly·ing.

to lie over or upon, as a covering or stratum.
to smother (an infant) by lying upon it, as in sleep.

Origin of overlie

First recorded in 1125–75, overlie is from the Middle English word overlien, overliggen. See over-, lie2

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British Dictionary definitions for overlay (1 of 2)

overlay

verb (ˌəʊvəˈleɪ) -lays, -laying or -laid (tr)

noun (ˈəʊvəˌleɪ)

British Dictionary definitions for overlay (2 of 2)

overlie
/ (ˌəʊvəˈlaɪ) /

verb -lies, -lying, -lay or -lain (tr)

to lie or rest upon Compare overlay
to kill (a baby or newborn animal) by lying upon it