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   O·ver·ride

   verb

   • 1. use one's authority to reject or cancel (a decision, view, etc.): "the legislature's insistence on overriding his budget vetoes" Similar disallowoverrulecountermandvetoset asidequashoverturnoverthrowcancelreverserescindrule againstrevokewithdrawretracttake backrepealrepudiaterecantannulnullifydeclare null and voidinvalidatenegatevoidabrogatevacatearchaic:recalldisregardpay no heed totake no account ofclose one's mind toturn a deaf ear todiscountignoreride roughshod overtrample onOpposite allowacceptlisten totake notice of
   • ▪ be more important than: "this commitment should override all other considerations" Similar outweighsupersedetake precedence overtake priority overbe more important thantip/turn the scales/balance againstoffsetcancel out(more than) make up foroutbalanceoverbalancecompensate forredress
   • 2. interrupt the action of (an automatic device), typically in order to take manual control: "you can override the cutout by releasing the switch"
   • 3. extend over; overlap: technical "the external rendering should not override the vapor barrier"
   • 4. travel or move over: "part of the deposit was overridden and covered by the advancing ice"

   noun

   • 1. a device for suspending an automatic function on a machine: "the flash has to have a manual override to be useful"
   • 2. an excess or increase on a budget, salary, or cost: "commission overrides give established carriers an unfair advantage"
   • 3. a cancellation of a decision by exertion of authority or winning of votes: US "the House vote in favor of the bill was 10 votes short of the requisite majority for an override"

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   How do you use override in a sentence?

   • Other forms: overriding; overridden; overrode; overrides You can override or reject a decision if you're more powerful than the person who originally made the decision. And Congress has the power to override or nullify the Presidential veto if they have a two-thirds vote. The word override can be used in a number of contexts.

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   What does override mean?

   • Blossom Word Game Pick the best words! Spelling Bee Quiz Can you outdo past winners of the National Spelli... The meaning of OVERRIDE is to ride over or across : trample. How to use override in a sentence.

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   What is a vehicle override?

   • An Override refers to a vehicle riding up over another (including a parked vehicle). A vehicle straddling a guardrail, for example, is not coded as an override. Code 7, Override - Motor Vehicle in Transport, is used when a motor vehicle overrides another motor vehicle in transport.

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   What happens if someone in authority overrides a person?

   • If someone in authority overrides a person or their decisions, they cancel their decisions. The president vetoed the bill, and the Senate failed by a single vote to override his veto. [VERB noun] I'm applying in advance for the authority to override him. [VERB noun] Big companies think they can sometimes override local opinion. [VERB noun]

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   Override definition: to prevail or have dominance over; have final authority or say over; overrule. See examples of OVERRIDE used in a sentence.

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   a vote or a decision that ends or changes an earlier law or decision: The city council voted in favor of a tax override. a way of changing the control of a machine or system in special situations, especially from automatic to control by a person: The heating system has a manual override. HR.

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   the act of nullifying; making null and void; counteracting or overriding the effect or force of something. synonyms: nullification. see more. noun. a manually operated device to correct the operation of an automatic device. see more. verb. counteract the normal operation of (an automatic gear shift in a vehicle) see more. Pronunciation. US.

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   Learn the meaning and usage of the word override, which can be a verb or a noun. Find out how to override something in authority, importance, or operation, and see synonyms and examples.

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   Learn the meaning, pronunciation and usage of the verb override, which means to use your authority to reject, to be more important than or to interrupt something. See pictures, synonyms and example sentences from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.