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OVERRIDE
nullification, override
(noun) the act of nullifying; making null and void; counteracting or overriding the effect or force of something
override
(noun) a manually operated device to correct the operation of an automatic device
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
override (third-person singular simple present overrides, present participle overriding, simple past overrode, past participle overridden)
To ride across or beyond something.
To ride a horse too hard.
To counteract the normal operation of something; to countermand with orders of higher priority.
(object-oriented) To define a new behaviour of a method by creating the same method of the superclass with the same name and signature.
Usage notes
• The form overrode is sometimes used as a past participle, in place of the standard overridden.
Noun
override (plural overrides)
A mechanism, device or procedure used to counteract an automatic control.
A royalty.
A device for prioritizing audio signals, such that certain signals receive priority over others.
(object-oriented) A method with the same name and signature as a method in a superclass, which runs instead of that method, when an object of the subclass is involved.
Source: Wiktionary
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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