override

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ˌoʊvɚˈraɪd/ UK /ˌəʊvəˈraɪd/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

verb
to use authority to set aside or cancel a decision or function

The manager could override the system to approve the urgent payment.

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Synonyms

1 verb · to use authority to set... overrule countermand supersede nullify cancel veto trump

Opposites

uphold defer comply

Word family

Derived forms overriding

Related forms rideoverrodeoverridden

Etymology

From Old English oferrīdan ('to ride across or over'), from ofer ('over') plus rīdan ('to ride'). The sense 'to set aside by authority' developed from 'to ride down, trample.'

ofer Old English rīdan Old English

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Actions & Processes

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# override

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /ˌoʊvɚˈraɪd/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌəʊvəˈraɪd/

## Meanings
1. to use authority to set aside or cancel a decision or function

## Examples
- The manager could override the system to approve the urgent payment.

## Synonyms
- overrule
- countermand
- supersede
- nullify
- cancel
- veto
- trump

## Antonyms
- uphold
- defer
- comply

## Derived Forms
- overriding

## Related Forms
- ride
- overrode
- overridden

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: ofer
- Root: rīdan

## Etymology
From Old English oferrīdan ('to ride across or over'), from ofer ('over') plus rīdan ('to ride'). The sense 'to set aside by authority' developed from 'to ride down, trample.'

## AI Etymology
Override is from Old English oferrīdan ('to ride across or over'), from ofer ('over') plus rīdan ('to ride'). The sense 'to set aside by authority' developed from 'to ride down, trample.'. Important recorded forms include ofer (Old English) and rīdan (Old English). The modern sense follows that older lexical line closely. In current use it covers to use authority to set aside or cancel a decision or function. The wider family includes derived forms such as overriding and related words such as ride, overrode, and overridden.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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