overlie

over- +‎ lie (“to recline”)

• IPA^(key): /ˌoʊvɚˈlaɪ/
• Hyphenation: over‧lie
• Rhymes: -aɪ

overlie (third-person singular simple present overlies, present participle overlying, simple past overlay, past participle overlain)

1. To lie over or upon
2. (transitive) To suffocate by lying upon

• overlie in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• overlie in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

• relievo