Overlay
11overlay — (v.) to cover the surface of (something), c.1300, from OVER (Cf. over) + LAY (Cf. lay). There also was an overlie (late 12c.), but it had been merged into this word by 18c. The noun in the printing sense is attested from 1824; meaning transparent …
12overlay — ► VERB (past and past part. overlaid) (often be overlaid with) 1) coat the surface of. 2) lie on top of. 3) (of a quality or feeling) become more prominent than (a previous one). ► NOUN 1) a covering. 2) …
13overlay — overlays, overlaying, overlaid (The verb is pronounced [[t]o͟ʊvə(r)le͟ɪ[/t]]. The noun is pronounced [[t]o͟ʊvə(r)leɪ[/t]].) 1) VERB: usu passive If something is overlaid with something else, it is covered by it. [be V ed with n] The floor was… …
14overlay — I UK [ˌəʊvə(r)ˈleɪ] / US [ˌoʊvərˈleɪ] verb [transitive, usually passive] Word forms overlay : present tense I/you/we/they overlay he/she/it overlays present participle overlaying past tense overlaid UK [ˌəʊvə(r)ˈleɪd] / US [ˌoʊvərˈleɪd] past… …
15Overlay — A management style that harmonizes an investor s separately managed accounts, preventing the formation of inefficiencies. Overlay management uses software to track an investor s combined position from the separate accounts. Any possible portfolio …
16overlay — o|ver|lay1 [ˌəuvəˈleı US ˌouvər ] v past tense and past participle overlaid [T] 1.) to cover or be on top of something be overlaid with sth ▪ The wood is overlaid with silver. 2.) if one quality, sound etc overlays another, it is added to it and… …
17overlay — overlay1 v. /oh veuhr lay /; n. /oh veuhr lay /, v., overlaid, overlaying, n. v.t. 1. to lay or place (one thing) over or upon another. 2. to cover, overspread, or surmount with something. 3. to finish with a layer or applied decoration of… …
18overlay — o|ver|lay1 [ ,ouvər leı ] (past tense and past participle o|ver|laid [ ,ouvər leıd ] ) verb transitive usually passive 1. ) to cover the surface of something with a thin layer of a substance, especially for decoration a ) to put one thing on top… …
19overlay — I. verb (t) /oʊvəˈleɪ/ (say ohvuh lay) (overlaid, overlaying) 1. to lay or place (one thing) over or upon another. 2. to cover, overspread, or surmount with something. 3. to finish with a layer or applied decoration of something: wood richly… …
20Overlay — Overlie O ver*lie , v. t. [imp. {Overlay}; p. p. {Overlain}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Overlying}.] To lie over or upon; specifically, to suffocate by lying upon; as, to overlie an infant. Quain. [1913 Webster] A woman by negligence overlieth her child in …
