About The Word Override
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Override Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Override?
[n] the act of nullifying; making null and void; counteracting or overriding the effect or force of something
[n] a manually operated device to correct the operation of an automatic device [v] rule against; "The Republicans were overruled when the House voted on the bill" [v] ride too hard, as of a horse [v] counteract the normal operation of (an automatic gear shift in a vehicle) [v] prevail over; "health considerations override financial concerns" Synonyms | Synonyms for Override: nullification | overrule | overthrow | overturn | reverse Related Terms | Find terms related to Override: abolish | abrogate | annul | arch over | beat down | bend | bestraddle | bestride | break | bridge | browbeat | bulldoze | bully | cancel | castrate | clamp down on | coerce | compel | conquer | countermand | counterorder | cow | crush | daunt | despotize | disannul | do away with | domineer | domineer over | enslave | extend over | fell | flatten | grind | grind down | hang over | henpeck | hit and run | humble | imbricate | intimidate | inundate | invalidate | jut | keep down | keep under | lap | lap over | lie over | lord it over | make void | master | nullify | oppress | outclass | outdo | outgo | outjump | outleap | outmaneuver | outmarch | outpace | outperform | outplay | outpoint | outrange | outreach | outride | outrival | outrun | outshine | outstep | outstrip | outvie | outwit | overarch | overawe | overbear | overflow | overhang | overjump | overlap | overleap | overlie | overmaster | overmatch | overplay | overrule | overrun | press heavy on | prostrate | put down | quell | recall | recant | reduce | renege | repeal | repress | rescind | retract | reverse | revoke | ride | ride down | ride over | ride roughshod over | run down | run over | set aside | shingle | smash | span | subdue | subjugate | suppress | suspend | terrorize | trample | trample down | trample on | trample underfoot | trample upon | tread down | tread underfoot | tread upon | tyrannize | tyrannize over | unman | vacate | vanquish | void | waive | walk all over | walk over | weigh heavy on | withdraw | write off See Also | cancellation | change of state | counteract | counteraction | counterbalance | countervail | decree | device | dominate | neutralisation | neutralization | neutralize | predominate | prevail | reign | ride | rule | rule | sit | vitiation Override In Webster's Dictionary \O`ver*ride"\, v. t. [imp. {Overrode}; p. p.
{Overridden}, {Overrode}, {Overrid}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Overriding}.] [AS. offer[=i]dan.]
1. To ride over or across; to ride upon; to trample down.
The carter overridden with [i. e., by] his cart.
--Chaucer.
2. To suppress; to destroy; to supersede; to annul; as, one
low overrides another; to override a veto.
3. To ride beyond; to pass; to outride. [Obs.]
I overrode him on the way. --Shak.
4. To ride too much; to ride, as a horse, beyond its
strength.
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