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Override

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Noun

1. override

a manually operated device to correct the operation of an automatic device

2. nullification, override

the act of nullifying; making null and void; counteracting or overriding the effect or force of something

Verb

3. override, overrule, overthrow, overturn, reverse

rule against

Example Sentences:
'The Republicans were overruled when the House voted on the bill'

4. override

prevail over

Example Sentences:
'health considerations override financial concerns'

5. override

counteract the normal operation of (an automatic gear shift in a vehicle)

6. override

ride (a horse) too hard

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Override

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verb -rides, -riding, -rode or -ridden (transitive)
1. 
to set aside or disregard with superior authority or power
2. 
to supersede or annul
3. 
to dominate or vanquish by or as if by trampling down
4. 
to take manual control of (a system that is usually under automatic control)
5. 
to extend or pass over, esp to overlap
6. 
to ride (a horse) too hard
7. 
to ride over or across
noun
8. 
a device or system that can override an automatic control

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Override

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verb transitiveWord forms: ˌoverˈrode, ˌoverˈridden, ˌoverˈriding
1. 
to ride over
2. 
to trample down
3. 
to surpass or prevail over
4. 
to disregard, overrule, or nullify; specif., to change or cancel (an automatic function)
5. 
to fatigue (a horse, etc.) by riding too long
6. 
to pass or extend over
7.  US
to receive a commission on the sales made by (a subagent)
8.  Surgery
to overlap
noun
9. 
the act or an instance of overriding
10. 
a system or device for changing or canceling an automatic function
11.  US
the commission paid an agent or manager on sales made by his or her representatives

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Override

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tr.v. o·ver·rode (-rōd), o·ver·rid·den (-rĭdn), o·ver·rid·ing, o·ver·rides
1.
a. To ride across.
b. To ride beyond.
2. To trample on.
3. To ride (a horse) too hard.
4.
a. To prevail over; conquer: Budgetary concerns overrode all other considerations.
b. To declare null and void; set aside: overrode the president's veto.
c. To counteract the normal operation of (an automatic control).
5. To extend over; overlap.
n. (ōvər-rīd)
1. A sales commission collected by an executive in addition to the commission received by a subordinate salesperson.
2. See royalty.
3. A mechanism or system used to counteract an automatic control.
4. The act or an instance of nullifying.

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