English → Latin
“overlay” in Latin
opprimōto press down upon; to suppress; to take by surprise; to captureobruōto overwhelm or overthrow, overpower; to bury; to conceal
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
overlay
To lay over, inducere aliquid alicui rei, or super aliquid; inducere aliquid aliqua re (e.g., ceram parieti, or parietem cera; aurum tecto; coria super lateres scuta pellibus): illinere aliquid alicui rei, or aliquid aliqua re (e.g., aurum marmori; aliquid gypso): circumlinere aliquid aliqua re (e.g., mortuos cera).
To oppress by too much weight or power, opprimere; obruere.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for overlay?
- The usual Latin words for “overlay” are opprimō, obruō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.