- 1override something to use your authority to reject someone's decision, order, etc. synonym overrule The chairman overrode the committee's objections and signed the agreement.
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- 2override something to be more important than something Considerations of safety override all other concerns.
- 3override something to stop a process that happens automatically and control it yourself A special code is needed to override the time lock.
override
verbNAmE//ˌoʊvərˈraɪd//
Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they override he / she / it overrides
past simple overrode
past participle overridden
-ing form overriding
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