About The Word Override

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Override

Override Meaning & Definition
Override Definition And Meaning

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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