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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

OVERRI'DE, v.t.
1. To ride over. [Not used.]
2. To ride too much; to ride beyond the strength of the horse.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

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, override] v
1: rule against; "The Republicans were overruled when the House voted on the bill" [syn: overrule, overturn, override, 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

Merriam Webster's

I. transitive verb (overrode; overridden; overriding) Date: before 12th century 1. to ride over or across ; trample 2. to ride (as a horse) too much or too hard 3. a. to prevail over ; dominate b. to set aside ; annul <override a veto> c. to neutralize the action of (as an automatic control) 4. to extend or pass over; especially overlap II. noun Date: 1931 1. a commission paid to managerial personnel on sales made by subordinates 2. royalty 5a 3. a device or system used to override a control 4. an act or an instance of overriding

Oxford Reference Dictionary

v. & n. --v.tr. (past -rode; past part. -ridden) 1 have or claim precedence or superiority over (an overriding consideration). 2 a intervene and make ineffective. b interrupt the action of (an automatic device) esp. to take manual control. 3 a trample down or underfoot. b supersede arrogantly. 4 extend over, esp. (of a part of a fractured bone) overlap (another part). 5 ride over (enemy country). 6 exhaust (a horse etc.) by hard riding. --n. 1 the action or process of suspending an automatic function. 2 a device for this.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Override O`ver*ride", v. t. [imp. Overrode; p. p. Overridden, Overrode, Overrid; p. pr. & vb. n. Overriding.] [AS. offer[=i]dan.] 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.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

also over-ride(overrode, overridden) 1. If one thing in a situation overrides other things, it is more important than them. The welfare of a child should always override the wishes of its parents... VERB: V n 2. If someone in authority overrides a person or their decisions, they cancel their decisions. The president vetoed the bill, and the Senate failed by a single vote to override his veto... = overrule VERB: V n 3. An override is an attempt to cancel someone's decisions by using your authority over them or by gaining more votes than them in an election or contest. (AM) The bill now goes to the House where an override vote is expected to fail... N-COUNT

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

v. a. 1. Pass, ride beyond, outride. 2. Outweigh, surpass, be superior to, take precedence of, supersede, annul, trample down. 3. Ride over.

Moby Thesaurus

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