overrideverb
uk/ˌəʊ.vəˈraɪd/us/ˌoʊ.vɚˈraɪd/overrode, overriddenoverride verb (NOT ACCEPT)
[ T ] (of a person who has the necessary authority) to decide against or refuse to accept a previous decision, an order, a person, etc.:
[ T ] to operate an automatic machine by hand:
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Refusing & rejecting
- abnegate
- blow
- bugger
- damned
- demur
- derecognize
- disclaim
- door
- react against sth
- refusal
- shoot
- shun
- sit
- sit sth out
- throw
- throw sth out
- turn sb away
- veto
- vote sth down
- wash
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override verb (CONTROL)
[ T ] to take control over something, especially in order to change the way it operates:
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Controlling and being in charge
- aggrandize
- assume
- assumption
- authoritative
- balance of power
- divide
- dominant
- have sb by the balls idiom
- have sb eating out of your hand idiom
- have sb in the palm of your hand idiom
- have sth in hand idiom
- have/hold the whip hand idiom
- heel
- hook
- preside over sth
- pull
- pull rank idiom
- pull the strings idiom
- putty
- rein
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override verb (MORE IMPORTANT)
[ T ] to be more important than something:
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Being important and having importance
- bulk
- bulk large idiom
- centrality
- come
- come before sth/sb
- count
- cut
- cut to the chase idiom
- essence
- fish
- have bigger/other fish to fry idiom
- have/take pride of place idiom
- loom
- loom large idiom
- matter
- mean the world to sb idiom
- outweigh
- reign
- signify
- weigh
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override verb (TRAVEL)
[ I ] UK to travel on public transport further than your ticket allows you to:
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Travelling
- backpacking
- bum around (somewhere)
- catch
- coach
- connect
- cover
- cruise
- destination
- gad about/around (somewhere)
- gallivant
- have sth, will travel idiom
- ply
- road
- roam
- tootle
- tourist class
- travel
- travelled
- traverse
- well travelled
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overridenoun [ C ]
uk/ˌəʊ.vəˈraɪd/us/ˌoʊ.vɚˈraɪd/override noun [ C ] (DEVICE)
a device that changes the control of a machine or system in special situations, especially from automatic to manual:
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Engineering - mechanical
- -engined
- artificer
- automatic
- automatically
- automative
- hydraulic
- internal combustion engine
- mechanic
- mechanical
- mechanically
- octane
- octane number
- outboard motor
- pedal
- strip
- tick
- torque
- tune
- vane
- wheelbase
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override noun [ C ] (POLITICS)
in American politics, an occasion when an elected group of people refuses to accept a decision made by an elected leader:
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International relations: United States politics & government
- bicameral
- Capitol
- Capitol Hill
- confederacy
- congressional
- congressional district
- impeach
- joint resolution
- lame duck
- pentagon
- PEOTUS
- Planned Parenthood
- representative
- republican
- tea party
- the Articles of Confederation
- the CIA
- the Democratic Party
- the FBI
- unicameral
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