Hyphenation of overlie

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word overlie? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

over-lie

Definitions of overlie:

1.	Lie upon Lie on top of The granite overlies the older rocks
2.	Kill by lying on The sow overlay her piglets

Synonyms of overlie:

verb	lie
verb	overlay, kill

Last hyphenations of this language

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Hyphenator

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