[VN]
1 to use your authority to reject sb's decision, order, etc.
SYNOVERRULE:
The chairman overrode the committee's objections and signed the agreement.
2 to be more important than sth:
Considerations of safety override all other concerns.
3 to stop a process that happens automatically and control it yourself:
A special code is needed to override the time lock.
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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