TO OVERRIDE

Definition: OVERRIDE

OVERRIDE

Noun

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.

Verb

1. Rule against; "The Republicans were overruled when the House voted on the bill".

2. Prevail over; "health considerations override financial concerns".

3. Counteract the normal operation of (an automatic gear shift in a vehicle).

4. Ride too hard, as of a horse.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Computing

Mechanical Engineering

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Crosswords: TO OVERRIDE

Civil Liberties

Czech Republic

On December 18, Parliament voted to override President Havel's veto and enacted the Law on the Freedom of Religious Belief and on the Status of Churches and Religious Societies. (references)

Tunisia

Although civil law, including family and inheritance law, is codified, judges are known to override codified law with Islamic law if codified law conflicts with Shari'a, especially in cases involving child custody. (references)

Economic History

Burma

Since reforms stopped and economic growth began to slow in the latter half of the 1990's, the SPDC has tried to pursue an import substitution policy, but, in fact, the ruling generals' whims tend to override all other considerations. (references)

Human Rights

Iraq

The judiciary is not independent, and there is no check on the President's power to override any court decision. (references)

Political Rights

Mali

There is no provision for the National Assembly to override a presidential veto. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Danish

tilsidesætte, ignorere. (various references)

Dutch

tijdelijk uitschakelen, overtreffen (exceed, surpass). (various references)

Finnish

syrjäyttää (displace, oust, set aside, supersede, supplant). (various references)

French

l'emporter sur, avoir priorité sur, asservir, annuler (to quash). (various references)

German

aufheben (abolish, abrogate, annul, break, break off, cancel, cancel out, close, dissolve, do away with, fuss, keep, lever, lift, lift off, lift up, make up for, neutralize, offset, pick up, quash, raise, remove, repeal, rescind, reserve, resolve, reverse, revoke, save up, set aside, to abolish, to abrogate, to annul, to pick up, to repeal, to rescind, to suspend, unmake, void). (various references)

Greek 

έχω προτεραιότητα επί, με προτεραιότητα επί, ματαιώνω (abort, balk, call off, cancel, circumvent, foil, forestall, frustrate, nullify, thwart), ακυρώνω (abate, abolish, abrogate, annul, cancel, nullify, overide, repeal, rescind, scrub, void). (various references)

Hungarian

legázol (-ridden, -rode), agyonhajszol (overdrive, -ridden, -rode, to emboss, to jade, to overtire, to overwork, to wind, wind), átgázol (-ridden, -rode, run over, to wade). (various references)

Italian

sovrapporre un comando manuale, sovrapporre (arise in addition, be superimposed, lap, overlap, place on, superimpose), avere la priorit� su, asservire (enslave). (various references)

Pig Latin

otay overrideay

Portuguese

ter prioridade sobre (underlie), sobrepor (lap, overlap, superimpose, superinduce). (various references)

Spanish

anular (abjure, abolish, abrogate, annul, annular, avoid, cancel, countermand, defeat, destroy, discontinue, invalidate, negate, negative, nullify, override, overrule, overturn, quash, remit, repudiate, rescind, revoke, ring finger, scrub, set aside, undo, void, write off). (various references)

Swedish

bryta in (set in). (various references)

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-1 letter: overtired.

-2 letters: diverter, overdoer, overedit, override, overrode, overtire, verditer.

-3 letters: deriver, evertor, redrive, redroot, redrove, retired, retried, revoted, riveted, riveter, rootier, tireder.

-4 letters: derive, devoir, devote, dieter, divert, dotier, driver, drover, editor, evited, oreide, oroide, overdo, overed, reedit, reived, reiver, retied, retire, retore, revert, revote, riever, rioted, rioter, rooted, rooter, teredo, tiered, torero, toroid.

+4 letters: overdecorating, overdecoration.

+5 letters: nonreproductive, overdecorations, radioprotective.