override

override
v
1. crush, trample, stamp, Inf. stomp, Sl. tromp; subdue, put down, overwhelm, overpower; defeat, beat, ruin, annihilate, destroy, raze.
2. defy, flout, rebel against, fly in the face of, snap one's fingers at, close one's mind to, turn a deaf ear to; snub, ignore, disregard, pay no heed, Inf. cold-shoulder; follow one's own advice, assert oneself, hold one's own, be one's own man, have a mind of one's own.
3. predominate, win out, overrule, prevail over, overcome, surmount; outweigh, preponderate, take precedence over; annul, reverse, nullify, set aside, abrogate, cancel, void, overturn, supersede.

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  • Override — may refer to: Override (short film) OverRide (video game) Overriders, an insurance term Overriding (mathematics) Manual override, a function where an automated system is placed under manual control Method overriding, a computer programming… …   Wikipedia

  • Override — 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. [1913 Webster] The carter overridden with [i. e., by] his …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • override — / overrule [v] cancel, reverse a decision alter, annul, bend to one’s will*, control, countermand, direct, disallow, disregard, dominate, govern, ignore, influence, invalidate, make null and void*, make void, not heed, nullify, outvote, outweigh …   New thesaurus

  • override — (v.) O.E. oferridan, from ofer over (see OVER (Cf. over)) + ridan to ride (see RIDE (Cf. ride) (v.)). Originally literal, of cavalry, etc. Figurative meaning to set aside arrogantly is from 1827. The mechanical sense to suspend automatic… …   Etymology dictionary

  • override — ► VERB (past overrode; past part. overridden) 1) use one s authority to reject or cancel. 2) interrupt the action of (an automatic function). 3) be more important than. 4) overlap. 5) travel or move over …   English terms dictionary

  • override — [ō΄vər rīd′; ] for n. [ ō′vər rīd΄] vt. overrode, overridden, overriding 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) …   English World dictionary

  • override — overrides, overriding, overrode, overridden (The spelling over ride is also used. The verb is pronounced [[t]o͟ʊvə(r)ra͟ɪd[/t]]. The noun is pronounced [[t]o͟ʊvə(r)raɪd[/t]].) 1) VERB If one thing in a situation overrides other things, it is more …   English dictionary

  • override — v. /oh veuhr ruyd /; n. /oh veuhr ruyd /, v., overrode, overridden, overriding, n. v.t. 1. to prevail or have dominance over; have final authority or say over; overrule: to override one s advisers. 2. to disregard, set aside, or nullify;… …   Universalium

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