Definition of override
(Entry 1 of 2)
1 : to ride over or across : trample overrode the thin line of defenders
2 : to ride (an animal, such as a horse) too much or too hard
3a : to prevail over : dominate panic overrode everything else— Marcia Davenport
b : to set aside : annul override a veto the rights of the individual were being flagrantly overridden— C. L. Jones
c : to neutralize the action of (something, such as an automatic control)
You must enter a code to override the alarm.
override
nounDefinition of override (Entry 2 of 2)
1 : a commission paid to managerial personnel on sales made by subordinates
2 : royalty sense 5a
3 : a device or system used to override a control
4 : an act or an instance of overriding
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The first known use of override was before the 12th century
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