o ‧ ver ‧ ride /ˌəʊvəˈraɪd $ ˌoʊ-/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense overrode /-ˈraʊd $ -ˈroʊd/, past participle overridden /-ˈrɪdn/) [transitive]
[ Word Family: noun : ↑ ride , ↑ rider , ↑ riding , ↑ override ; verb : ↑ ride , ↑ override ; adjective : ↑ overriding ]
1 . to use your power or authority to change someone else’s decision:
The EU commission exercised its power to override British policy.
2 . to be regarded as more important than something else:
The needs of the mother should not override the needs of the child.
3 . to stop a machine doing something that it does by itself:
Can you override the automatic locking system?
—override /ˈəʊvəraɪd $ ˈoʊ-/ noun [countable] :
a manual override