override has definitions from the field of transportation
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[ verb ] rule against

Examples

"The Republicans were overruled when the House voted on the bill"

Used in print

(Anne McCaffrey, "The Ship Who Sang," 7th...)

Most_of their original objections about `` shells '' were overridden by the relief that these hideous ( to them ) bodies were mercifully concealed .

Related terms

rule reversal

2
[ verb ] counteract the normal operation of (an automatic gear shift in a vehicle)

Related terms

counteract nullification

3
[ verb ] (transportation) ride too hard, as of a horse

Related terms

ride riding

4
[ verb ] prevail over

Examples

"health considerations override financial concerns"

Related terms

predominate nullification

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

Synonyms

nullification

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[ noun ] a manually operated device to correct the operation of an automatic device

Related terms

device

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