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overlay

verb

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1 to form a layer over

you should apply a coat of primer first, and then overlay it with two coats of paint

Synonyms of overlay

blanket, carpet, coat, cover, overlie, overspread, sheet

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enclose (also inclose), enrobe, enshroud, enswathe, envelop, enwrap, mantle, shawl, shroud, swathe, wrap

cloak, clothe, curtain, veil

circle, encircle, encompass

2 to lie over parts of one another

cedar shingles overlaying one another on the roof

Synonyms of overlay

lap, overlap, overlie, overspread

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