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| o·ver·ride [ vər rd ] |
transitive verb (past o·ver·rode [ vər rṓd ], past participle o·ver·rid·den [ vər rídd'n ], present participle o·ver·rid·ing, 3rd person present singular o·ver·rides) |
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1. cancel something: to cancel or change an action or decision taken by somebody else
  pledged to override the president's veto
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2. outweigh something: to be more important than and take priority over something else
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3. take manual control of something: to take manual control of an automatic control system
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4. ride horse over something: to ride a horse over or across an area
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5. ride horse too hard: to tire a horse by riding it too hard
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6. overlap something: to extend over something, especially by overlapping it
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noun (plural o·ver·rides) |
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1. assumption of manual control: the condition, process, or action of temporarily taking manual control of an automatic system
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2. switch for manual control: a switch or some other manual control that temporarily cancels or reverses the effect of an automatic system
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3. finance commission paid to executive: a commission that is paid to an account executive on sales made by a representative
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4. reversal of decision: the act or process of canceling or changing an action or decision taken by somebody else
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