OVERRIDE


Meaning of OVERRIDE in English

v. & n.

--v.tr. (past -rode; past part. -ridden)

1. have or claim precedence or superiority over (an overriding consideration).

2 a intervene and make ineffective. b interrupt the action of (an automatic device) esp. to take manual control.

3 a trample down or underfoot. b supersede arrogantly.

4 extend over, esp. (of a part of a fractured bone) overlap (another part).

5 ride over (enemy country).

6 exhaust (a horse etc.) by hard riding.

--n.

1. the action or process of suspending an automatic function.

2 a device for this.

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.