overlay
English
/ˌəʊ.vəˈleɪ/, /ˌoʊvɚˈleɪ/, /ˈəʊ.vəˌleɪ/, /ˈoʊvɚˌleɪ/
verb
Definitions
- (transitive) To lay, spread, or apply something over or across; cover.
- To overwhelm; to press excessively upon.
- (transitive) To lie over (someone, especially a child) in order to smother it; to suffocate.
- (transitive) To put an overlay on.
Etymology
Prefix from English lay (meadow).
Origin
English
lay
Gloss
meadow
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- allay English
- belay English
- flatlay English
- forelay English
- forlay English
- inlay English
- interlay English
- lay English
- lay down English
- lay judge English
- lay out English
- layabout English
- layback English
- layer English
- layest English
- layeth English
- layflat English
- layland English
- layless English
- layman English
- layout English
- layover English
- layperson English
- layshaft English
- layship English
- laystall English
- laytime English
- layup English
- laywoman English
- mislay English
- offlay English
- onlay English
- outlay English
- pipelay English
- prelay English
- re-lay English
- underlay English
- unlay English
- uplay English
- waylay English
- layen Middle English