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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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Word of the Day

11 January 2025

COWBERRY

(noun) low evergreen shrub of high north temperate regions of Europe and Asia and America bearing red edible berries


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Coffee Trivia

Coffee starts as a yellow berry, changes into a red berry, and then is picked by hand to harvest. The red berry is de-shelled through a water soaking process and what’s left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days, where it is then packed and ready for sale.

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