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override

 
Noun override has 2 senses
  1. override - a manually operated device to correct the operation of an automatic device
    --1 is a kind of
    device
  2. nullification, override - the act of nullifying; making null and void; counteracting or overriding the effect or force of something
    --2 is a kind of change of state
    --2 has particulars:
     cancellation; vitiation; neutralization, neutralisation, counteraction; neutralization, neutralisation
    Derived forms: verb override3, verb override2
Verb override has 4 senses
  1. overrule, overturn, override, overthrow, reverse - rule against; "The Republicans were overruled when the House voted on the bill"
    --1 is one way to rule, decree
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s something
  2. override - prevail over; "health considerations override financial concerns"
    --2 is one way to
    predominate, dominate, rule, reign, prevail
    Derived form: noun override2
    Sample sentence:
    Something ----s something
  3. override - counteract the normal operation of (an automatic gear shift in a vehicle)
    --3 is one way to
    counteract, countervail, neutralize, counterbalance
    Derived form: noun override2
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  4. override - ride (a horse) too hard
    --4 is one way to
    ride, sit
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
overreacted overreacting overreaction overreckoning overrefine overrefined overrefinement overridden override overrides overriding overripe overrode overrule overruled overrules overrun

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