overlay
/ˌoʊvɚˈleɪ/ verb C2- To lay, spread, or apply (something) over or across (something else); to overspread. · Near-synonyms: cover, superimpose, superpose· She will now overlay the crust with fruit.
- To overwhelm; to press excessively upon.
- To put an overlay on.
- To bet too much money on.
He/she/it overlays · Past overlaid · Past participle overlaid · -ing form overlaying
Verb forms
- Base form
- overlay
- He/she/it
- overlays
- Past
- overlaid
- Past participle
- overlaid
- -ing form
- overlaying
An irregular verb: learn its past and past participle by heart.
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What was vital was overlaid and hidden by what was irrelevant.
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