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interlie

interlie verb: to lie between.

Verb

interlie (third-person singular simple present interlies, present participle interlying, simple past interlay, past participle interlain)

  1. (transitive) To lie between.
    • At Dhunpoore a bed of highly siliceous limestone interlies the calcareo-siliceous slate formation nearly horizontally.1856, The Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal, page 137

Forms of interlie

third-person singular presentinterlies
present participleinterlying
pastinterlay
past participleinterlain

Origin of interlie

From inter- + lie.

Questions about interlie

What does interlie mean?
Interlie means to lie between.
What part of speech is interlie?
Interlie is a verb.
What is the past tense of interlie?
The past tense of interlie is interlay.

Words near interlie in the dictionary

  1. interliaison
  2. interlibrary
  3. interlibrary loan
  4. interlibrary loans
  5. interlick
  6. interlie
  7. interlies
  8. interligamentary
  9. interligamentous
  10. interligand
  11. interlight

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