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Definition of Override

Override

  1. To ride over or across; to ride upon; to trample down.
  2. To suppress; to destroy; to supersede; to annul; as, one low overrides another; to override a veto.
  3. To ride beyond; to pass; to outride.
  4. To ride too much; to ride, as a horse, beyond its strength.

Override Quotations

I am very comfortable with the idea that we can override biology with free will.
Richard Dawkins

Being a good mother does not call for the same qualities as being a good housewife; a dedication to keeping children clean and tidy may override an interest in their separate development as individuals.
Ann Oakley

Only a fool permits the letter of the law to override the spirit in the heart. Do not let a piece of paper stand in the way of true love and headlines.
Rod Stewart

Put simply, behavioural economics argues that human beings' decision-taking is guided by the evolutionary baggage which we bring with us to the present day. Evolution has made us rational to a point, but not perfectly so. It has given us emotions, for example, which programme us to override our rational brain and act more instinctively.
Evan Davis

One man's blasphemy doesn't override other people's free-speech rights, their freedom to publish, freedom of thought.
Dan Savage
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Override Translations

override in Dutch is afmatten, afbeulen, afjakkeren
override in Italian is levatura
override in Portuguese is ultrapassagem
override in Spanish is derogar

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