overrule
[ oh-ver-rool ]
/ ˌoʊ vərˈrul /
verb (used with object), o·ver·ruled, o·ver·rul·ing.
to rule against or disallow the arguments of (a person): The senator was overruled by the committee chairman.
to rule or decide against (a plea, argument, etc.); reject: to overrule an objection.
to prevail over so as to change the purpose or action: a delay that overruled our plans.
to exercise control or influence over: belief in a beneficent deity that overrules the universe.
Nearby words
override, overrider, overriding, overripe, overruff, overrule, overrun, overrun brake, oversaturated, overscale, overscore
Related formso·ver·rul·er, nouno·ver·rul·ing·ly, adverbun·o·ver·ruled, adjective
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overrule
/ (ˌəʊvəˈruːl) /
verb (tr)
to disallow the arguments of (a person) by the use of authority
to rule or decide against (an argument, decision, etc)
to prevail over, dominate, or influence
to exercise rule over
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Word Origin and History for overrule
overrule
"rule against; set aside, as by a higher authority," 1590s, from over- + rule (v.). It was used earlier in a sense "to govern, control" (1570s). Related: Overruled; overruling.
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