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ENABLE (Words with Friends)

Meaning of override

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  override
      n 1: a manually operated device to correct the operation of an
           automatic device
      2: the act of nullifying; making null and void; counteracting or
         overriding the effect or force of something [syn:
         {nullification}, {override}]
      v 1: rule against; "The Republicans were overruled when the
           House voted on the bill" [syn: {overrule}, {overturn},
           {override}, {overthrow}, {reverse}]
      2: prevail over; "health considerations override financial
         concerns"
      3: counteract the normal operation of (an automatic gear shift
         in a vehicle)
      4: ride (a horse) too hard

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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