override

[ verb oh-ver-rahyd; noun oh-ver-rahyd ]

/ verb ˌoʊ vərˈraɪd; noun ˈoʊ vərˌraɪd /

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verb (used with object), o·ver·rode, o·ver·rid·den, o·ver·rid·ing.

to prevail or have dominance over; have final authority or say over; overrule: to override one's advisers.

to disregard, set aside, or nullify; countermand: to override the board's veto.

to take precedence over; preempt or supersede: to override any other considerations.

to extend beyond or spread over; overlap.

to modify or suspend the ordinary functioning of; alter the normal operation of.

to ride over or across.

to ride past or beyond.

to trample or crush; ride down.

to ride (a horse) too much.

Fox Hunting. to ride too closely behind (the hounds).

noun

a commission on sales or profits, especially one paid at the executive or managerial level.

budgetary or expense increase; exceeding of an estimate: work stoppage because of cost overrides.

an ability or allowance to correct, change, supplement, or suspend the operation of an otherwise automatic mechanism, system, etc.

an auxiliary device for such modification, as a special manual control.

an act of nullifying, canceling, or setting aside: a congressional override of the president's veto.

Radio and Television Slang. something that is a dominant or major facet of a program or series, especially something that serves as a unifying theme: an entertainment series with a historical override.

Origin of override

before 900; Middle English overriden to ride over or across, Old English oferrīdan. See over-, ride

Words nearby override

overrefine, overrefinement, overreliance, overrepresent, overrich, override, overrider, overriding, overripe, overruff, overrule

Example sentences from the Web for overridden

That spring Clinton had overridden the advice of most of his advisors to endorse a balanced budget.

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They were not mentioned by name and their political rights were ignored and overridden.

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“Passion for talent has been overridden today by greed,” he claimed when we had two days of conversations over Skype.

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Recommendations from the panel automatically become law, and can only be overridden by a two-thirds majority vote in Congress.

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Dorothy was opposed to the idea and she said so, but her opinion was overridden by the two men.

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Modern streets and modern improvements have so overridden the village of old that traces of it are few and difficult to find.

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In Montana, for example, the strata of the plains have been bent down and overridden by those of the mountains.

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Still that desire may be overridden by the necessity or special advantage of closely blockading one or more of his squadrons.

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I heard the same from the overridden natives, who wished for nothing better than a chance to shake off their yoke.

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British Dictionary definitions for overridden

override

/ (ˌəʊvəˈraɪd) /

verb -rides, -riding, -rode or -ridden (tr)

to set aside or disregard with superior authority or power

to supersede or annul

to dominate or vanquish by or as if by trampling down

to take manual control of (a system that is usually under automatic control)

to extend or pass over, esp to overlap

to ride (a horse) too hard

to ride over or across

noun

a device or system that can override an automatic control

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override

verb (used with object), o·ver·rode, o·ver·rid·den, o·ver·rid·ing.

noun

Origin of override

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British Dictionary definitions for overridden

verb -rides, -riding, -rode or -ridden (tr)

noun

BROWSE DICTIONARY

Learning

override

verb (used with object), o·ver·rode, o·ver·rid·den, o·ver·rid·ing.

noun

Origin of override

Words nearby override

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verb -rides, -riding, -rode or -ridden (tr)

noun

British Dictionary definitions for overridden