superlie en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From super- + lie.
Meanings
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(dated, transitive) To lie above.
[…] the soil of the river into which they have been sent, and which they enclose, is dredged or rather scooped out until the hard gravel which superlies the clay is reached […]
1858, The civil engineer and architect's journal, Volume 21:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| superlay | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| superlies | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| superlying | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| superlain | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |