I. | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ transitive verb
Etymology: Middle English overriden, from Old English oferrīdan, from ofer, adverb, over + rīdan to ride
1.
a. : to ride over or across
where the beach is steep big waves break directly on it and override it — J.A.Steers
prevent the ship from overriding her anchor — Manual of Seamanship
b. : to ride down : trample underfoot
overrode the thin line of defenders
c. : to ride too close to (the hounds) in fox hunting
2. obsolete : to ride beyond : pass , outride
3. : to ride (as a horse) too much or too hard
4.
a. : to dominate or prevail over : vanquish , conquer
panic overrode everything else — Marcia Davenport
a verity of purpose which overrode common domestic trials — P.S.Klein
b. : to set aside : annul , supersede
a rebellious congress overrode the president's veto
the positive law may … override the law of justice — B.N.Cardozo
the rights of the individual were being flagrantly overriden — C.L.Jones
5. : to extend or pass over ; especially : overlap
the lower end of the fractured bone overrode the upper
6. : to pay a commission to (as a general agent or sales manager) on sales made by subordinates
II. ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷, ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ noun
1. : a commission paid in addition to regular compensation ; especially : a commission paid to managerial personnel on sales made by subordinates
2. : an auxiliary control that may be temporarily applied by hand to supplant the operation of an otherwise automatic control