override

¹over·ride

transitive verb \-ˈrīd\

over·rode\-ˈrōd\over·rid·den\-ˈri-d^ən\over·rid·ing\-ˈrī-diŋ\

Definition of OVERRIDE

1

: to ride over or across : trample

2

: to ride (as a horse) too much or too hard

3

a : to prevail over : dominate

b : to set aside : annul <override a veto>

c : to neutralize the action of (as an automatic control)

4

: to extend or pass over; especially : overlap

Examples of OVERRIDE

1. Congress overrode the President's veto.
2. These new rules override the old ones.
3. Don't let anger override common sense.
4. You must enter a code to override the alarm.
5. She overrode the default settings on her computer.

First Known Use of OVERRIDE

before 12th century

Rhymes with OVERRIDE

Akenside, algicide, alkoxide, almond-eyed, alongside, Argus-eyed, bleary-eyed, bona fide, Christmastide, citified, citywide, classified, coincide, corporate-wide, countrified, countryside, countrywide, cut-and-dried, cyanide, deicide, demand-side, dignified, dioxide, double-wide, eagle-eyed, Eastertide, ecocide, eventide, far and wide, feticide, formamide, fratricide, freedom ride, fungicide, genocide, germicide, gimlet-eyed, glassy-eyed, goggle-eyed, googly-eyed, gospel side, great divide, harborside, herbicide, homicide, honeyguide, humified, matricide, Merseyside, misty-eyed, miticide, monoxide, mountainside, nationwide, Naugahyde, Oceanside, on the side, open-eyed, overstride, parricide, Passiontide, patricide, pesticide, planetwide, qualified, rarefied, raticide, regicide, riverside, Riverside, set-aside, side by side, silverside, sissified, slickenside, spermicide, starry-eyed, subdivide, suicide, supply-side, trisulfide, underside, verbicide, vermicide, viricide, waterside, Whitsuntide, wintertide

²over·ride

noun \ˈō-və(r)-ˌrīd\

Definition of OVERRIDE

1

: a commission paid to managerial personnel on sales made by subordinates

2

: royalty 5a

3

: a device or system used to override a control

4

: an act or an instance of overriding

First Known Use of OVERRIDE

1931

Other Business Terms

amortize, caveat emptor, clearinghouse, divest, due diligence, emolument, green-collar, marque, overhead, perquisite