Found 2 items, similar to overrule.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: overrule overrule v : rule against; “The Republicans were overruled when the House voted on the bill” [syn: overturn, override, overthrow, reverse]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Overrule Overrule \O`ver*rule"\, v. i. To be superior or supreme in rulling or controlling; as, God rules and overrules. --Shak. [1913 Webster] Overrule \O`ver*rule"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Overruled; p. pr. & vb. n. Overruling.] 1. To rule over; to govern or determine by superior authority. [1913 Webster] 2. To rule or determine in a contrary way; to decide against; to abrogate or alter; as, God overrules the purposes of men; the chairman overruled the point of order. [1913 Webster] His passion and animosity overruled his conscience. --Clarendon. [1913 Webster] These [difficulties] I had habitually overruled. --F. W. Newman. [1913 Webster] 3. (Law) To supersede, reject, annul, or rule against; as, the plea, or the decision, was overruled by the court. [1913 Webster]