override

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Synonyms: overripe, overside, overbide, overrode, overrid, overrule, overwrite, overdrive, overlade, verrine, overtime

Antonyms: overripe, overside, overbide, overrode, overrid, overrule, overwrite, overdrive, overlade, verrine, overtime

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Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[ride]] [[across]] or [[beyond]] something.
2. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[ride]] over the [[top]] of something, usually [[forcibly]].
3. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[ride]] a [[horse]] too [[hard]].
4. {{lb|en|transitive|intransitive}} To [[counteract]] the [[normal]] [[operation]] of something; to [[countermand]] with orders of higher priority.
5. {{lb|en|transitive}} To give commands of a higher priority to an automated system; to take manual control of an automated system
6. {{lb|en|object-oriented|transitive}} To define a new behaviour of a [[method]] by creating the same [[method]] of the [[superclass]] with the same name and [[signature]].

Noun

1. A [[mechanism]], [[device]] or [[procedure]] used to [[counteract]] an [[automatic]] [[control]].
2. A [[royalty]].
3. A device for prioritizing audio signals, such that certain signals receive priority over others.
4. {{lb|en|object-oriented}} A [[method]] with the same name and [[signature]] as a method in a [[superclass]], which runs instead of that method, when an object of the [[subclass]] is involved.

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