1. Prevail over
   "health considerations override financial concerns"
    
2. Reject, invalidate, or set aside an existing decision, judgment, or authority
   "Parliament voted to override the committee's decision";
   - overrule, overturn, reverse
    
3. Counteract the normal operation of (an automatic gear shift in a vehicle)
   "The driver had to override the automatic transmission to navigate the steep hill"
    
4. (riding) ride (a horse) too hard
   "The inexperienced rider overrode the horse, causing it to tire quickly"

1. Bypass or disable (a safety feature or automatic setting)
   "The legislature's override of the governor's veto required a two-thirds majority";
   - nullification
    
2. A manually operated device to correct the operation of an automatic device
   "The technician used the override to manually control the malfunctioning robotic arm"

Derived forms: overridden, overriding, overrode, overrides

Type of: change of state, counteract, counterbalance, countervail, decree, device, dominate, neutralise [Brit], neutralize, predominate, prevail, reign, ride, rule, sit

Encyclopedia: Override