Overlie in a sentence as a verb

Toss out the judeo-christian **** that overlies our minds and we can see that rewards motivate people.

The geysers and other unique features of Yellowstone are epiphenomena of the supervolcano they overlie.

Overlie definitions

verb

lie upon; lie on top of; "the granite overlies the older rocks"

verb

kill by lying on; "The sow overlay her piglets"

See also: overlay