obduct
verb
- for a lithospheric plate to move upwards over the margin of an adjacent plate
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ɒbˈdʌkt/
verb
Etymology: See obduce.
- To draw over; to cover.
“men are left-handed when ever it happeneth that the Heart and Liver are seated on the left for when the liver is on the right side, yet so obducted and covered with thick skins.”
- To push over or on top of, such as one tectonic plate being pushed over another.