overlain overlaid • overland · · · Info · Definitions · Synonyms · Characters · · overlain · · Text Latin · · Script 8 · · Length 3 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (verb) lie upon; lie on top of. Synonyms: overlie. Example: "The granite overlies the older rocks." · · Verb Definition 1 (verb) kill by lying on. Synonyms: overlie, overlay. Example: "The sow overlay her piglets." · · Verb Definition 2 Synonyms · · · overlie · · Synonym 1 overlay · · Synonym 2 Characters · · a latin small letter a U+0061 e latin small letter e U+0065 i latin small letter i U+0069 l latin small letter l U+006C n latin small letter n U+006E o latin small letter o U+006F r latin small letter r U+0072 v latin small letter v U+0076