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override
I. \| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷\ transitive verb
Etymology: Middle English overriden, from Old English oferrīdan, from ofer, adverb, over + rīdan to ride
1.
a. : to ride over or across
< where the beach is steep big waves break directly on it and override it — J.A.Steers >
< prevent the ship from overriding her anchor — Manual of Seamanship >
b. : to ride down : trample underfoot
< overrode the thin line of defenders >
c. : to ride too close to (the hounds) in fox hunting
2. obsolete : to ride beyond : pass, outride
3. : to ride (as a horse) too much or too hard
4.
a. : to dominate or prevail over : vanquish, conquer
< panic overrode everything else — Marcia Davenport >
< a verity of purpose which overrode common domestic trials — P.S.Klein >
b. : to set aside : annul, supersede
< a rebellious congress overrode the president's veto >
< the positive law may … override the law of justice — B.N.Cardozo >
< the rights of the individual were being flagrantly overriden — C.L.Jones >
5. : to extend or pass over; especially : overlap
< the lower end of the fractured bone overrode the upper >
6. : to pay a commission to (as a general agent or sales manager) on sales made by subordinates
II. \ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷, ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷\ noun
1. : a commission paid in addition to regular compensation; especially : a commission paid to managerial personnel on sales made by subordinates
2. : an auxiliary control that may be temporarily applied by hand to supplant the operation of an otherwise automatic control |