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 . |
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[ verb ] counteract the normal operation of (an automatic gear shift in a vehicle)
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[ verb ] prevail over
Examples "health considerations override financial concerns" Related terms |
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[ noun ] the act of nullifying; making null and void; counteracting or overriding the effect or force of something
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[ noun ] a manually operated device to correct the operation of an automatic device
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