01 v. t. To ride over or across; to ride upon; to trample down.
imp.
Overrode; p. p.
Overridden; p. pr. & vb. n.
Overriding
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1.
To ride over or across; to ride upon; to trample down.“The carter overridden with [i. e., by] his cart.” — Chaucer.
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2.
To suppress; to destroy; to supersede; to annul; to nullify; as, one law overrides another; to override a veto.
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3.
To countermand; to overrule; as, a supervisor may override the decision of a subordinate.
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4.
To replace (one system with another); as, the pilot overrode the automatic pilot and took manual control of the airplane.
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5.
To ride beyond; to pass; to outride.[Obs.]“I overrode him on the way.” — Shak.
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To ride too much; to ride, as a horse, beyond its strength.