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over·ride (ō′vər rīd; for n. ōvər rīd′)

transitive verb overrode -·rode′, overridden -·rid′·den, overriding -·rid′·ing

  1. to ride over
  2. to trample down
  3. to surpass or prevail over
  4. to disregard, overrule, or nullify; specif., to change or cancel (an automatic function)
  5. to fatigue (a horse, etc.) by riding too long
  6. to pass or extend over
  7. ☆ to receive a commission on the sales made by (a subagent)
  8. Surgery to overlap

noun

  1. the act or an instance of overriding
  2. a system or device for changing or canceling an automatic function
  3. ☆ the commission paid an agent or manager on sales made by his or her representatives

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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