override

Speech parts

1. override - Noun

2. override - Verb

Meaning

To ride over or across; to ride upon; to trample down.

To suppress; to destroy; to supersede; to annul; as, one low overrides another; to override a veto.

To ride beyond; to pass; to outride.

To ride too much; to ride, as a horse, beyond its strength.

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Mob rule cannot be allowed to override the decisions of our courts. Dwight D. Eisenhower

Strong moral arguments exist for why we should often try to ignore stereotypes or override them. But we shouldn't assume they represent some irrational quirk of the unconscious mind. In fact, they're largely the consequence of the mind's attempt to make a rational decision. Paul Bloom

...Sometimes with men, their pride can override their hearts... André Maurois

Being a good mother does not call for the same qualities as being a good housewife; a dedication to keeping children clean and tidy may override an interest in their separate development as individuals. Ann Oakley

One man's blasphemy doesn't override other people's free-speech rights, their freedom to publish, freedom of thought. Dan Savage

The question will be asked, "Should 500 men, ordinary men, chosen accidentally from among the unemployed, override the judgment...of millions of people who are engaged in the industry which makes the wealth of the country?" David Lloyd George

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