OVERRIDING

overriding, paramount, predominant, predominate, preponderant, preponderating

(adjective) having superior power and influence; “the predominant mood among policy-makers is optimism”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Verb

overriding

present participle of override

Noun

overriding (plural overridings)

The act or process by which something is overridden.

Adjective

overriding (comparative more overriding, superlative most overriding)

Superior, of supreme importance in the case.

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

9 May 2025

RIGHT

(noun) anything in accord with principles of justice; “he feels he is in the right”; “the rightfulness of his claim”


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Coffee Trivia

Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.

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