OVERRIDDEN
OVERRIDE
overrule, overturn, override, overthrow, reverse
(verb) rule against; “The Republicans were overruled when the House voted on the bill”
override
(verb) ride (a horse) too hard
override
(verb) counteract the normal operation of (an automatic gear shift in a vehicle)
override
(verb) prevail over; “health considerations override financial concerns”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
overridden
past participle of override
Source: Wiktionary
OVERRIDE
O`ver*ride", v. t. [imp. Overrode; p. p. Overridden, Overrode, Overrid (; p. pr. & vb. n. Overriding.] Etym: [AS. offeridan.]
1. To ride over or across; to ride upon; to trample down. The carter overridden with [i. e., by] his cart. Chaucer.
2. To suppress; to destroy; to supersede; to annul; as, one low overrides another; to override a veto.
3. To ride beyond; to pass; to outride. [Obs.] I overrode him on the way. Shak.
4. To ride too much; to ride, as a horse, beyond its strength.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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