to override
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6.7
- verb
- /ˌoʊvərˈraɪd/
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anular
- We have the votes to override your vetoes.
- an overriding concern
- override the veto
- an overriding principle
But notice this, the judge can override the decision of the jury.
- But notice this, the judge can override the decision of the jury.
- So they they're they override any possibility of, of love.
- And it takes so many more people to override the algorithm.
- The feelings of pleasure just overrode all of the shitty symptoms.
- Stop letting your spouse voice override your voice.
- It's dictating your behavior when you become conscious beyond it, then you start overriding that anyway.
- But once the pain of that toothache overrides the fear, you can't get to that dentist quick enough.
- And that is part of a system that suddenly is able to override our conditioning.
Examples
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But notice this, the judge can override the decision of the jury.
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Can you override the servers and place a new president in power?
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Actually, you gave me permission to override you.
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Don't ever override my authority again.
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No federal body, except the Supreme Court, is empowered to override the decisions of the local board.
Academic text (1992) -
I can override this.
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The safety of patients and therapists was an overriding concern of the research team.
Academic text (1991) -
His one crippling flaw had been his overriding concern for his men's safety.
Fiction book (1995) -
I urge the US House of Representatives to vote to override Trump's reckless ND AA veto.
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The committee decided to override the previous decision after reviewing the new evidence.
Synonyms
122
5.6
Officially cancel a decision or law
109
4.9
To officially cancel a previous decision, especially by a court
96
6.2
Officially stop something from being valid, for example a license
89
5.7
To reject a decision or objection because someone else has more power
15
7.2
To take the place of something older that people used before
11
8.1
Officially say a decision or order is not valid
10
8.8
To officially cancel a law, agreement, or right
1
8.4
To use power to stop objections or complaints
Antonyms
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Morphology
Etymology
Override as a verb comes from over- 'above' and ride 'to control', so to override a decision is to go 'above' it and take control, which is why it means 'to overrule' or be more important than a rule.