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Meaning of 'override' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Override [ v. t.]
- To ride over or across; to ride upon; to trample down.
- To suppress; to destroy; to supersede; to annul; as, one low overrides another; to override a veto.
- To ride beyond; to pass; to outride.
- To ride too much; to ride, as a horse, beyond its strength.

Meaning of 'override' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . override [ v]
Meaning (1):
- prevail over
Example in sentence:
  • health considerations override financial concerns
Meaning (2):
- rule against
Example in sentence:
  • The Republicans were overruled when the House voted on the bill

Nearby Words:

oven ovenbird over over-arm over-busy over-garment over-story overabound overact overaction

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