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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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
However, Tesla argues that the driver manually overrode the technology.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 29, 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
“Getting Peter Mandelson the job was a priority that overrode everything else,” said Emily Thornberry, chair of the House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee and a Labour lawmaker.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 20, 2026
The adrenaline rush that overrode the sensation has passed and my body parts join in a chorus of complaints.
From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins
