Meaning overlie
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overlielate 12c., from over- + lie (v.2), or from an unrecorded Old English *oferlicgan. "In use from 12th to 16th c.; in 17-18th displaced by overlay; reintroduced in 19th c., chiefly in geological use [..]
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overlie(v) lie upon; lie on top of(v) kill by lying on
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