Overrode

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Override \O`ver*ride"\, v. t. [imp. {Overrode}; p. p.
     {Overridden}, {Overrode}, {Overrid}; p. pr. & vb. n.
     {Overriding}.] [AS. offer[imac]dan.]
     1. To ride over or across; to ride upon; to trample down.
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              The carter overridden with [i. e., by] his cart.
                                                    --Chaucer.
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     2. To suppress; to destroy; to supersede; to annul; to
        nullify; as, one law overrides another; to override a
        veto.
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     3. Hence: To countermand; to overrule; as, a supervisor may
        override the decision of a subordinate.
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     4. To replace (one system with another); as, the pilot
        overrode the automatic pilot and took manual control of
        the airplane.
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     5. To ride beyond; to pass; to outride. [Obs.]
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              I overrode him on the way.            --Shak.
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     6. To ride too much; to ride, as a horse, beyond its
        strength.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  override
       n 1: a manually operated device to correct the operation of an
            automatic device
       2: the act of nullifying; making null and void; counteracting
          or overriding the effect or force of something [syn: {nullification}]
       v 1: rule against; "The Republicans were overruled when the House
            voted on the bill" [syn: {overrule}, {overturn}, {overthrow},
             {reverse}]
       2: prevail over; "health considerations override financial
          concerns"
       3: counteract the normal operation of (an automatic gear shift
          in a vehicle)
       4: ride (a horse) too hard
       [also: {overrode}, {overridden}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  overrode
       See {override}