override
over|ride (overrides overriding overrode overridden)
also over-ride
The verb is pronounced /'oʊvərr'aɪd/ The noun is pronounced /'oʊvərraɪd/
1 [VERB] V n
If one thing in a situation overrides other things, it is more important than them.
The welfare of a child should always override the wishes of its parents...
2 [VERB] V n
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...
= overrule
3 [N-COUNT]
An override is an attempt to cancel someone's decisions by using your authority over them or by gaining more votes than them in an election or contest. (AM)
The bill now goes to the House where an override vote is expected to fail...
also over-ride
The verb is pronounced /'oʊvərr'aɪd/ The noun is pronounced /'oʊvərraɪd/
1 [VERB] V n
If one thing in a situation overrides other things, it is more important than them.
The welfare of a child should always override the wishes of its parents...
2 [VERB] V n
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...
= overrule
3 [N-COUNT]
An override is an attempt to cancel someone's decisions by using your authority over them or by gaining more votes than them in an election or contest. (AM)
The bill now goes to the House where an override vote is expected to fail...