override
verb (used with object)
to prevail or have dominance over; have final authority or say over; overrule.
overrode
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past tense formof override.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
Example Sentences
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UnitedHealthcare overrode the prior authorization about 48 hours later, according to Noonan.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 2026
One study found that Congress used to overturn several opinions practically every term, including a particularly effective 1991 Congress that overrode eight Supreme Court decisions.
From Slate ● Jul. 6, 2026
Last year, researchers at the UK's AI Security Institute found jailbreaks that overrode safeguards across a range of harmful requests in every AI system it tested.
From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026
StatNews reported that Dr. Prasad overrode his staff.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 18, 2026
He wanted to complete what he had begun, but he overrode the brutal imperative of the hunter in him.
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
