overlay
verb /ˌəʊvəˈleɪ/
/ˌəʊvərˈleɪ/
[usually passive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they overlay | /ˌəʊvəˈleɪ/ /ˌəʊvərˈleɪ/ |
| he / she / it overlays | /ˌəʊvəˈleɪz/ /ˌəʊvərˈleɪz/ |
| past simple overlaid | /ˌəʊvəˈleɪd/ /ˌəʊvərˈleɪd/ |
| past participle overlaid | /ˌəʊvəˈleɪd/ /ˌəʊvərˈleɪd/ |
| -ing form overlaying | /ˌəʊvəˈleɪɪŋ/ /ˌəʊvərˈleɪɪŋ/ |
- overlay something (with something) (specialist) to put something on top of a surface so as to cover it completely; to lie on top of a surface
- wood overlaid with gold
- overlay something (with something) (literary) to add something, especially a feeling or quality, to something else so that it seems to cover it
- The place was overlaid with memories of his childhood.