override

override is a 8-letter English word with 10 senses as transitive verb, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To ride over or across; to ride upon; to trample down. Face value is 12 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

8 letters · Scrabble 12 · Words With Friends 13 · 10 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. To ride over or across; to ride upon; to trample down.
2. transitive verb. To suppress; to destroy; to supersede; to annul; as, one low overrides another; to override a veto.
3. transitive verb. To ride beyond; to pass; to outride.
4. transitive verb. To ride too much; to ride, as a horse, beyond its strength.
5. noun. the act of nullifying; making null and void; counteracting or overriding the effect or force of something

   Synonyms: nullification

6. noun. a manually operated device to correct the operation of an automatic device
7. verb. rule against

   "The Republicans were overruled when the House voted on the bill"

   Synonyms: overrule, overthrow, overturn, reverse

8. verb. ride (a horse) too hard
9. verb. counteract the normal operation of (an automatic gear shift in a vehicle)
10. verb. prevail over

    "health considerations override financial concerns"

Synonyms

nullification, overrule, overthrow, overturn, reverse

Common word forms

overrider, overrides, overriding

Words from these letters

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