Found 2 items, similar to Overrode.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: overrode override 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] v 1: rule against; “The Republicans were overruled when the House voted on the bill” [syn: overrule, overturn, 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 [also: overrode, overridden] overrode See override
English → English (gcide) Definition: Overrode 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. [1913 Webster] The carter overridden with [i. e., by] his cart. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 2. To suppress; to destroy; to supersede; to annul; to nullify; as, one law overrides another; to override a veto. [1913 Webster] 3. Hence: To countermand; to overrule; as, a supervisor may override the decision of a subordinate. [PJC] 4. To replace (one system with another); as, the pilot overrode the automatic pilot and took manual control of the airplane. [PJC] 5. To ride beyond; to pass; to outride. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] I overrode him on the way. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 6. To ride too much; to ride, as a horse, beyond its strength. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] The carter overridden with [i. e., by] his cart. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 2. To suppress; to destroy; to supersede; to annul; to nullify; as, one law overrides another; to override a veto. [1913 Webster] 3. Hence: To countermand; to overrule; as, a supervisor may override the decision of a subordinate. [PJC] 4. To replace (one system with another); as, the pilot overrode the automatic pilot and took manual control of the airplane. [PJC] 5. To ride beyond; to pass; to outride. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] I overrode him on the way. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 6. To ride too much; to ride, as a horse, beyond its strength. [1913 Webster]