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    o·ver·lay
    verb
    (be overlaid with)
    [ˌōvərˈlā]
    overlay (verb) · overlays (third person present) · overlaid (past tense) · overlaid (past participle) · overlaying (present participle)
    1. cover the surface of (something) with a coating:
      "their fingernails were overlaid with silver or gold"
      • lie on top of:
        "a third screen which will overlay the others"
    2. (of a quality or feeling) become more prominent than (a previous quality or feeling):
      "his openness had been overlaid by his new self-confidence"
    noun[ˈōvərˌlā]
    overlay (noun) · overlays (plural noun)
    1. something laid as a covering over something else:
      "a durable, cost-effective floor overlay"
      • a transparency placed over artwork or something such as a map, marked with additional information or detail:
        "full-color aerial photographs with overlays showing suggested routes"
      • a graphical computer display which can be superimposed on another.
    2. computing
      the process of transferring a block of program code or other data into internal memory, replacing what is already stored.
      • a block of code or other data transferred during the overlay process.
    o·ver·lay
    verb
    overlay (past tense)
    1. past of overlie
    o·ver·lie
    verb
    overlay (past tense)
    1. lie on top of:
      "soft clays overlie the basalt" · "the national situation was overlain by sharp regional differences"
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    verb
    1. cover the surface of (something) with a coating:
      cover
      face
      surface
      veneer
      inlay
      laminate
      carpet
      blanket
      swathe
      cloak
      veil
      shroud
      overspread
      encrust
      smear
      daub
      bedaub
      coat
      plaster
      plate
      varnish
      glaze
      wash
      suffuse
      noun
      1. something laid as a covering over something else:
        covering
        layer
        face
        surface
        veneer
        lamination
        encrustation
        carpet
        blanket
        sheet
        curtain
        canopy
        cover
        cloak
        veil
        pall
        shroud
        screen
        mask
        cloud
        envelope
        coat
        smear
        daub
        plating
        varnish
        glaze
        wash
        Opposite:
        underlay
        base
        verb
        1. lie on top of:
          surround
          cover
          enfold
          enwrap
          blanket
          swathe
          swaddle
          wrap (up)
          engulf
          encircle
          encompass
          cocoon
          sheathe
          encase
          enclose
          cloak
          conceal
          hide
          obscure
          cover (up)
          screen
          shield
          mask
          veil
          shroud
          mantle
          enshroud
          obnubilate
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