| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ transitive verb
Etymology: Middle English overliggen, overlien, from over (I) + liggen, lien to lie, recline
1. : to lie over : lie or rest upon
where warm water overlies colder waters — R.E.Coker
the normal … granitic layer that overlies it — A.E.Benfield
2. : to cause the death of by lying upon
sows that overlie their piglets
will join the tragedies of the overlain — Times Literary Supplement