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overlie

Pronunciation: /əʊvəˈlʌɪ/

Definition of overlie

verb (overlies, overlying; past overlay; past participle overlain)

[with object]

lie on top of:soft clays overlie the basalt figurativethe national situation was overlain by sharp regional differences

overlie in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of overlie in the US English dictionary

Nearby words

overlay ²
overlayer
overleaf
overleap
overleveraged
overlie
overload
overlock
overlong
overlook
overlooker

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secretagogue

/ sɪˈkriːtəgɒg

noun

a substance which promotes secretion …

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